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Stempel Type Foundry

German typographic foundry

D. Stempel AG was a German typographic foundry founded by David Stempel (1869–1927), in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Many important font designers worked for the Stempel foundry, including Hans Bohn, Warren Chappell, F. H. Ehmcke, Friedrich Heinrichsen, Hanns Th. Hoyer, F. W. Kleukens, Erich Meyer, Hans Möhring, Hiero Rhode, Wilhelm Schwerdtner, Herbert Thannhaeuser, Martin Wilke, Rudolf Wolf, Victor Hammer, Hermann Zapf, and Gudrun Zapf von Hesse.2 It ceased to exist in 1985.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1895Founded1
  • Industrypaper and publishing industry, pre-press and pre-media services, type foundry1
  • HeadquartersFrankfurt1
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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(1913) FFM Schriftgießerei D.Stempel AG
Photo: Wilhelm Wendlandt (1859-1937), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

D. Stempel AG was a German typographic foundry founded by David Stempel (1869–1927), in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Many important font designers worked for the Stempel foundry, including Hans Bohn, Warren Chappell, F. H. Ehmcke, Friedrich Heinrichsen, Hanns Th. Hoyer, F. W. Kleukens, Erich Meyer, Hans Möhring, Hiero Rhode, Wilhelm Schwerdtner, Herbert Thannhaeuser, Martin Wilke, Rudolf Wolf, Victor Hammer, Hermann Zapf, and Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. With the introduction of Memphis in 1929, the foundry was the first to cast modern slab serif typefaces.2

Corporate structure

Stempel Type Foundry sits at the top of its group. 4 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.

Leadership

Who has led Stempel Type Foundry, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Acquisitions

  1. 1956Acquired Klingspor Type Foundry1
  2. 1930Acquired Genzsch & Heyse, A.G.1

1915: D. Stempel takes over the type foundry Roos & Junge, Offenbach (established in 1886).

1917: D. Stempel acquires a majority share of the type foundry Klingspor Bros., Offenbach.

1918: D. Stempel takes over the type foundry Heinrich Hoffmeister, Leipzig (established in 1898).

1919: D. Stempel acquires the type division of W. Drugulin, Leipzig (established in 1800) and a share of the type foundry Brötz & Glock, Frankfurt (established in 1892).

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1927: D. Stempel acquires a shareholding in the Haas Type Foundry in Basel/Münchenstein (established in 1790) and the two foundries begin to share matrices.

1933: D. Stempel acquires a shareholding in the type foundry Benjamin Krebs (Successors), Frankfurt (established in 1816).

1956: D. Stempel AG acquires full ownership of the type foundry Klingspor Bros., Offenbach (established in 1906).

1963: Linotype takes over the type foundry Genzsch + Heyse, Hamburg (established 1833).

1970: Stempel takes over part of the type collection of C.E. Weber (Stuttgart, est. 1927).

1972: The Haas'sche type foundry in Basel/Münchenstein takes over the type foundry Deberny & Peignot, Paris.

1978: The Haas'sche type foundry takes over Fonderie Olive, Marseille (established in 1836).

From Wikipedia’s article on Stempel Type Foundry, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1985Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1895Founded Founded1

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