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John Dreyfus

John G. Dreyfus was a British book designer and historian of printing who worked for Cambridge University Press and the Monotype printing company. He was also president of the ATypI trade association. Into Print is an anthology of his collected writings.

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John Dreyfus
Dreyfus circa 1984
Born(1918-04-15)15 April 1918
London, United Kingdom
Died29 December 2002(2002-12-29) (aged 84)
London, United Kingdom
EducationTrinity College, Cambridge

John G. Dreyfus (15 April 1918 – 29 December 2002) was a British book designer and historian of printing who worked for Cambridge University Press and the Monotype printing company.1234 He was also president of the ATypI trade association.56 Into Print is an anthology of his collected writings.7

Dreyfus was educated at Oundle School and Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1939, MA 1945).8

Dreyfus received the Gutenberg Prize of the City of Mainz in 1996.8

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  2. Smith, John (2003). "John Dreyfus obituary" (PDF). Parenthesis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. "John Dreyfus". The Times of London. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  4. Bigelow, Charles; Holmes, Kris. "Remembering John Dreyfus". Bigelow & Holmes. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. "John Dreyfus: A Tribute". Monotype. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. "John Dreyfus, 1918–2002". ATypI. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. Dreyfus, John (1995). Into Print: selected writings on printing history, typography and book production (1st hardcover ed.). Boston: David R. Godine. ISBN 9781567920451.
  8. "Dreyfus, John Gustave, (15 April 1918–29 Dec. 2002), typographical consultant and historian". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u14124. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 1 April 2021.