Wang Xizhi

Wang Xizhi

male, deceased (361)
Wang Xizhi was a Chinese calligrapher, traditionally referred to as the Sage of Calligraphy (書聖). Born in Linyi, Shandong, he spent most of his life...
Edward Johnston

Edward Johnston

male, deceased (1944)
Edward Johnston (11 February 1872 - 26 November 1944), was a British scholar who is credited with the revival of calligraphy. He started teaching...
Hermann Zapf

Hermann Zapf

male, 91 years old
Hermann Zapf (born November 8, 1918) is a prolific German typeface designer who lives in Darmstadt, Germany. He is married to calligrapher and...
Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

male, deceased (1976)
Mao Zedong (also "Mao Tse-tung" in Wade-Giles;) was a Chinese Marxist military and political leader and philosopher, who led the Communist Party of...
Su Shi

Su Shi

female, deceased (1101)
Su Shi (1037–1101) was a writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, and statesman of the Song Dynasty, one of the major poets of the So...
Mi Fu

Mi Fu

male
Mi Fu (1051–1107), also known as Mi Fei (米芾), was a Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher born in Taiyuan, Shanxi during the Song Dynasty. In pai...
Zhao Mengfu

Zhao Mengfu

male, deceased (1322)
Zhao Mengfu (styled (字) Ziang 子昂, self-styled (号) Songxue ("Pine Snow") 松雪 Oubo ("Gull Waves") 鸥波 Shuijing gong dao ren "Master of the Crystal Pala...
Jan Tschichold

Jan Tschichold

male, deceased (1974)
Jan Tschichold (April 2 1902 Leipzig, Germany - August 11 1974 Locarno, Switzerland) was a typographer, book designer, teacher and writer.
Yan Zhenqing

Yan Zhenqing

male, deceased (785)
Yan Zhenqing (709 - 785) was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty. His artistic accomplishment in Chinese...
Zhang Xu

Zhang Xu

male
Zhang Xu, courtesy name: Bogao 伯高), was a Chinese calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty. A native of Suzhou, he became an official during the reign of E...