Fritz Helmut Ehmcke

From 1903, he taught at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Düsseldorf, from 1913 to 1938 in Munich, during 1920-1921 also in Zürich. During 1946 to 1948, he was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He designed a number of typesets, notably Ehmcke-Antiqua and Ehmcke-Kursiv in 1909/10 (adopted for English-language typesetting by Stephenson Blake under the name Carlton).

Fritz Adolphy is recorded as having studied under Fritz Helmut Ehmcke. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is visual arts, graphics and book design. Employment is recorded with Königliche Kunstgewerbeschule München and Zurich University of the Arts. Work by Fritz Helmut Ehmcke is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art and Huis van het boek. Distinctions recorded are Gutenberg Prize.

• Illustration — A specimen of Ehmcke's Ehmcke Antiqua from a 1912 book. • Ehmcke Antiqua (1908 Flinsch) • Ehmcke Kursiv (1910 Flinsch) • Ehmcke Fraktur (1912 D. Stempel AG) • Ehmcke Rustika (1914 D. Stempel AG) • Ehmcke Schwabacher (1914 D. Stempel AG) • Ehmcke Schwabacher halbfett (1915 D. Stempel AG) • Ehmcke Fraktur halbfett (1917 D. Stempel AG) • Ehmcke Mediaeval (1922 D. Stempel AG) • Ehmcke Mediaeval kursiv (1923 D. Stempel AG) • Ehmcke Mediaeval halbfett (1924 D. Stempel AG) • Ehmcke Latein (1925 Ludwig & Mayer) • Ehmcke-Latein halbfett (1925 Ludwig & Mayer) • Ehmcke Brotschrift (1927 Rupprecht Presse) • Ehmcke Elzevir (1927 L. Wagner) • Ehmcke Elzevir kräftig (1930 L. Wagner)

Fritz Helmut Ehmcke is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation graphic designer. Recorded as artist, university teacher, illustrator, designer and typographer.