Tobias Frere-Jones

Summary

Tobias Frere-Jones is a human^[1]. Born in New York City^[2], he… he was born on August 28, 1970^[3]. He worked as a designer^[4], type designer^[5], university teacher^[6], and typographer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Tobias Frere-Jones's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Tobias Frere-Jones was born on August 28, 1970^[3].
• Tobias Frere-Jones held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Tobias Frere-Jones worked as a designer^[4].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's professions included type designer^[5].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Tobias Frere-Jones worked as a typographer^[7].
• Tobias Frere-Jones was employed by Yale University^[10].
• Tobias Frere-Jones was educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[11].
• Tobias Frere-Jones was educated at Saint Ann's School^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Tobias Frere-Jones is Retina^[13].
• Tobias Frere-Jones received the Gerrit Noordzij Prize^[14].
• Tobias Frere-Jones received the AIGA Medal^[15].
• Tobias Frere-Jones is recorded as male^[16].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's Commons category is recorded as Tobias Frere-Jones^[18].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's given name is recorded as Tobias^[19].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's official website is recorded as https://frerejones.com^[20].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's described by source is recorded as American type: design & designers^[21].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[22].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project^[23].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[24].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights^[25].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16373'}^[26].
• Tobias Frere-Jones's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16529'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1970-08-28^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3bf16c1b-5210-4a38-8a12-469c801e774c^[31]

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Origins and Family

Tobias Frere-Jones was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on August 28, 1970^[3].

Education

Educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[11], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1877^[34] and Saint Ann's School^[12], a university-preparatory school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1965^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include designer^[4], type designer^[5], university teacher^[6], and typographer^[7]. Tobias Frere-Jones was employed by Yale University^[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tobias Frere-Jones is Retina^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Gerrit Noordzij Prize^[14], a design award^[38], in Netherlands^[39], founded in 1996^[40] and AIGA Medal^[15].

Why It Matters

Tobias Frere-Jones ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Tobias Frere-Jones born?

Tobias Frere-Jones was born in New York City^[2].

What did Tobias Frere-Jones do for work?

Tobias Frere-Jones worked as designer^[4], type designer^[5], university teacher^[6], and typographer^[7].

Where did Tobias Frere-Jones go to school?

Tobias Frere-Jones was educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[11] and Saint Ann's School^[12].

What awards did Tobias Frere-Jones receive?

Honors received include Gerrit Noordzij Prize^[14] and AIGA Medal^[15].