Georges Peignot

Georges Louis Jean Baptiste Peignot (French: [ʒɔʁʒ pɛɲo]; 24 June 1872, Paris – 28 September 1915, Givenchy-en-Gohelle) was a French type designer, type founder, and businessman who managed the G. Peignot & Fils foundry until his death in combat during World War I. The father of four children (including poet Colette Peignot, under her alias Laure), under his leadership the G. Peignot & Fils foundry became one of the most well-known and remarkable French typography houses of the twentieth century (an "elite house", according to a former French Prime Minister): over 17 years, he created or launched several prestigious fonts, including Grasset, Cochin, and Garamont.