Hermann Zapf, German typeface designer, professor, calligrapher, typographer and husband of Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse
From 1985 to 1992, Zapf was part of the council government for the city of Dreieich.
From 1987 to 1909 Zapf was co-editor of the „Zeitschrift für Soziologie“, was an advisory member of Social Indicators Research and grant evaluator of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.