Jurriaan Willem Schrofer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjʏrijaːɱ ˈʋɪləm ˈsxroːfər]; 15 April 1926 – 1 July 1990) was a Dutch sculptor, graphic designer, type designer, and art school educator.

[2] Jurriaan Willem Schrofer was born on 15 April 1926 in The Hague, Netherlands.

[3] In the late 1940s, he moved from Leiden to Amsterdam, to become a film director, but he was not very successful.

[4] He was awarded the H. N. Werkman Prize for a type specimen of Drukkerij Meijer in 1956.

[7] He was awarded the H. N. Werkman Prize a second time for his book design of Space for Living (1961) in 1962.