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Berthold Wolpe

Birth Date: 1905
Death Date: 1989

Berthold Ludwig Wolpe (29 October 1905 – 5 July 1989) was a German calligrapher, typographer, type designer, book designer and illustrator. He emigrated to England in 1935 and became a naturalized British citizen in 1947.
He was made a Royal Designer for Industry in 1959, awarded an honorary doctorate by the Royal College of Art in 1968 and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1983.