Otto Eckmann

[1] He created the Eckmann typeface,[2] which was based on Japanese calligraphy and medieval font design.

He began producing graphic work for the magazines Pan in 1895 and Jugend which had roughly 20,000 readers every week[4] in 1896.

[8] Eckmann died of the tuberculosis that had plagued him for years on 11 June 1902, at age 37 in Badenweiler, Germany.

[9] Otto Eckmann was skilled in many areas of art and design including tile, textile, embroidery, furniture, and painting.

Eckmann worked as a painter from his education in 1865 to 1894 when he changed careers to focus on applied design.