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Bauersche Gießerei

German type foundry

Bauersche Gießerei (lit. 'Bauer Type Foundry') was a German type foundry founded in 1837 by Johann Christian Bauer in Frankfurt am Main. Noted typeface designers, among them Lucian Bernhard, Konrad Friedrich Bauer (not related to the company's founder), Walter Baum, Heinrich Jost, Imre Reiner, Friedrich Hermann Ernst Schneidler, Emil Rudolf Weiß, and Heinrich Wienyck, designed typefaces for the company.2 It ceased to exist in 1972.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1837Founded1
  • Industrytype foundry1
  • HeadquartersFrankfurt1

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Bauersche Gießerei (lit. 'Bauer Type Foundry') was a German type foundry founded in 1837 by Johann Christian Bauer in Frankfurt am Main. Noted typeface designers, among them Lucian Bernhard, Konrad Friedrich Bauer (not related to the company's founder), Walter Baum, Heinrich Jost, Imre Reiner, Friedrich Hermann Ernst Schneidler, Emil Rudolf Weiß, and Heinrich Wienyck, designed typefaces for the company.2

Corporate structure

Bauersche Gießerei sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Johann Christian Bauer in 1837.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Acquisitions

  1. 1930Acquired Genzsch & Heyse, A.G.1

Timeline

  1. 1972Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1837Founded Founded1

Sources

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