Hiero Rhode

Johannes Anton Hieronymus Rhode (1903-1954), known professionally as Hiero Rhode, was a German type designer.

Hiero Rhode
Born	(1903-06-30)30 June 1903 Saxony, Germany
Died	21 February 1954(1954-02-21) (aged 50) Berlin, Germany
Nationality	German
Known for	Typography

Fonts Designed

• Humboldt Fraktur (1938, Stempel Type Foundry), named after the German researcher Alexander von Humboldt. Digitized by Helzel, Delbanco (2001, as DS Humboldt Fraktur), Gerhard Helzel, and Dieter Steffmann (2002).^[1]
  • Humboldt Fraktur halbfett (1938)^[2]
  • Humboldt Fraktur Bierbuchftaben (1938)^[2]
• Hiero Rhode Roman (1945, Johannes Wagner Type Foundry), matching italic by Karl Hans Walter.^[1][3][4]
  • Hiero Rhode Roman fett (1945)^[5]
• Hiero Rhode Antiqua (1944, Johannes Wagner Type Foundry), digitized by Ari Rafaeli (2006).^[1]
  • Hiero Rhode Antiqua fett (1946)^[2]