Beatrice Warde
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Beatrice Lamberton Warde (September 20, 1900 – September 16, 1969, née Beatrice Becker) was a twentieth-century writer and scholar of typography.[1][2] As a marketing manager for the British Monotype Corporation, she was influential in the development of printing tastes in Britain and elsewhere in the mid-twentieth century and was recognized at the time as "[o]ne of the few women typographers in the world".[3][4][5] Her writing advocated higher standards in printing, and championed intelligent use of historic typefaces from the past, which Monotype specialised in reviving, and the work of contemporary typeface designers.[5][6][7][8]
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Born | Beatrice Lamberton Becker (1900-09-20)September 20, 1900 New York City |
Died | September 16, 1969(1969-09-16) (aged 68) Epsom, Surrey, England |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Paul Beaujon |
Alma mater | Barnard College |
Occupation(s) | Publicity manager, Editor |
Known for | Typographer, historian of printing |
Notable work | The Crystal Goblet (essay) |
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