Jacques Sabon
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Jacques Sabon (1535-1580/15901), born in Lyon, died in Frankfurt-am-Main, was a famous typefounder.
The Sabon typeface designed by the German typographer Jan Tschichold (1902-1974) is named after him. Sabon typeface is based on the original letterforms of Claude Garamond and was created specifically to be used for three sources: foundry type for hand compositions, Linotype and Monotype.
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- Sources vary, giving date of birth as 1580 or 1590.