Morris Fuller Benton
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About the DesignerMorris Fuller Benton – born 30. 11. 1872 in Milwaukee, USA, died 30. 6. 1948 in Morristown, USA – engineer, type designer. After training as a mechanic and engineer, Benton jointed the ATF, where he became type designer and in-house designer with ATF. Fonts: Benton developed over 200 alphabets, all of which were published by ATF, including Century roman (with Theodor Low de Vinne, 1885), Mariage (1901), Alternate Gothic (1903), Franklin Gothic (1903–12), Cheltenham® (1904), Clearface® (1907), News Gothic™ (1908), Bodoni (1909), Cloister Oldstyle (1913), Souvenir® (1914), Garamond® (with T. M. Cleveland, 1914), Goudy™ bold, 1916, Century Schoolbook™ (1919), Civilité (1922), Broadway™ (1928), Bulmer™ (1928), Bank Gothic (1930), Stymie (with S. Hess and G. Powell, 1931), American Text (1932). * TYPOGRAPHY – An Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History by Friedrich Friedl, Nicolaus Ott (Editor), Bernard Stein, published by Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. |
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LinoScript and Morris Sans are trademarks of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Linotext is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. Stymie is a trademark of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
ITC Franklin Gothic is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
CG Cloister, CG Globe, Greeting Monotone, News Gothic, Parisian, Phenix American and Wedding Text are trademarks of Monotype Imaging Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
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