[DOC] [TLE] Pierre Simon Fournier - Wikipedia [PAR] Pierre-Simon Fournier (15 September 1712  8 October 1768) was a French mid-
18th century punch-cutter, typefounder and typographic theoretician. He was 
both a collector and originator of types. ... In 1737, Fournier published his first 
theoretical work, on the minimum spacing between letters while still retaining 
readability... [DOC] [TLE] Pierre Simon Fournier - Revolvy [PAR] Pierre-Simon Fournier (15 September 1712  8 October 1768) was a French mid-
18th ... of initials and ornaments, his design of letters, and his standardization of 
type sizes. ... "The development if the 'point' unit of type measurement". ... Source 
Serif Pro is a serif typeface created by Frank Griehammer for Adobe Systems . [DOC] [TLE] Pierre-Simon Fournier le Jeune Publishes the Point System or ... [PAR] Pierre-Simon Fournier le Jeune Publishes the Point System or Typographic Unit (
1737) ... In 1737 Parisian printer and type-founder Pierre-Simon Fournier le 
Jeune ... According to Fournier's system, type sizes were multiples of a unit which 
he... [DOC] [TLE] Type - Sizes [PAR] Aug 16, 2004 ... The size of type is usually measured in points, a unit of length in use since ... 
1735 Pierre Simon Fournier points. first in 1737, and final version in 1764. ... then
, with the enthusiasm of an inventor, sold his interest in the firm and... [DOC] [TLE] History of Typography: Rockin' Rococo | The Paper Blog [PAR] Apr 30, 2015 ... Pierre Simon Fournier was the son of type founder Jean Claude Fournier. ... He's 
rumored to have created 60,000 punches for 147 typefaces of his own design. 
Around 1737, he introduced a standardized type measurement (King's ... a now 
non-existent unit of measurement slightly longer than an inch. [DOC] [TLE] Typographic measurement - leabhair.ie [PAR] From the nominal size of metal type, printers and their customers referred to the 
printed image ... A number of French inventors in the eighteenth century had the 
idea of a measurement system based on a ... The unit proposed by the punch-
cutter and typefounder Pierre-Simon Fournier (Fournier le Jeune) from 1737 was 
one... [DOC] [TLE] Fournier le Jeune | Emily Byrd - Academia.edu [PAR] Fournier Le Jeune accomplished much in creating beautiful and useful type but 
also created a ... measurements until the French type designer and founder 
Pierre Simon Fournier le Jeune introduced his point system of measurements in 
1737. ... Although Fournier le Jeune created a metal prototype, (similar in size to 
a... [DOC] [TLE] Pierre Simon Fournier - Infotheek-Dintel.nl [PAR] Beaujon, Paul: Pierre Simon Fournier und die Druckkunst des XVIII. Jahrhunderts 
in ... design of letters, and his standardization of type sizes. He worked in ... '
created a standardized measuring system that would rev- olutionize the ... By 
1737, Fournier le Jeune de- cided to begin ... The development if the 'point' unit 
of type... [DOC] [TLE] Appendix B. Units and Systems of Measurement Their Origin ... [PAR] Weights and measures were among the earliest tools invented by man. ... of the 
Greek Parthenon with the description given by Plutarch from which a fairly 
accurate idea of the size of the Attic foot is obtained. ... The point, which is a unit 
for measuring print type, is recent. It originated with Pierre Simon Fournier in 
1737. [DOC] [TLE] TYPOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT - CiteSeerX [PAR] millimetres with points in order to specify type size or line-spacing. ... of French 
inventors in the eighteenth century had the idea of a measurement ... The unit 
proposed by the punch-cutter and typefounder Pierre-Simon Fournier (Fournier 
le Jeune) from 1737 was one seventy-second of the contemporary French inch, 
though... [DOC] [TLE] Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Weights and measures [PAR] Weights and measures were among the earliest tools invented by humans. ... for 
many tasks: constructing dwellings of an appropriate size and shape, fashioning 
clothing, or bartering[?] ... The point, which is a unit for measuring print type, is

Question: Ths unit for measuring type size was invented in 1737 by Pierre Simon Fournier
Answer: point