Est. in 1837 by
Johann Christian Bauer in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and acquired
by Georg Hartmann in 1898. Also known as Bauersche Gießerei.
Neufville was a
subsidiary in Barcelona, acquired in 1885. Acquired Numrich in
Leipzig in 1912 and Flinsch in
Frankfurt in 1916. In 1927, Bauer opened an office in New York
City, the Bauer Type Foundry, later known as Bauer Alphabets.
Acquired Genzsch &
Heyse in Hamburg together with Berthold and
Stempel in 1929.
Acquired Weisert in
Stuttgart in 1940.
In 1972, all activities of the headquarters in Frankfurt were
stopped and transferred to the former subsidiary company, Fundición Tipográfica
Neufville in Barcelona, and after 1995 to Bauer Types,
SL, which owns the rights to the foundry’s typefaces.
Not to be confused with Bauer &
Co in Stuttgart.
Best known for Paul Renner’s Futura
(1927). Other typeface designers of note include Lucian
Bernhard, Konrad
F. Bauer and Walter
Baum, Heinrich
Jost, Imre
Reiner, F.H. More…
Est. in 1837 by Johann Christian Bauer in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and acquired by Georg Hartmann in 1898. Also known as Bauersche Gießerei. Neufville was a subsidiary in Barcelona, acquired in 1885. Acquired Numrich in Leipzig in 1912 and Flinsch in Frankfurt in 1916. In 1927, Bauer opened an office in New York City, the Bauer Type Foundry, later known as Bauer Alphabets. Acquired Genzsch & Heyse in Hamburg together with Berthold and Stempel in 1929. Acquired Weisert in Stuttgart in 1940.
In 1972, all activities of the headquarters in Frankfurt were stopped and transferred to the former subsidiary company, Fundición Tipográfica Neufville in Barcelona, and after 1995 to Bauer Types, SL, which owns the rights to the foundry’s typefaces.
Not to be confused with Bauer & Co in Stuttgart.
Best known for Paul Renner’s Futura (1927). Other typeface designers of note include Lucian Bernhard, Konrad F. Bauer and Walter Baum, Heinrich Jost, Imre Reiner, F.H. Ernst Schneidler, Emil Rudolf Weiß, and Heinrich Wieynck.
See also Uses designed by Bauer.
