Lucas Kilian after Frans Hals - portrait of the calligrapher Arnold Moller with an example of his work

Arnold Möller (4 May 1581 – 14 October 1655), was a German calligrapher.

Biography

Möller was a 17th-century German writing and arithmetic teacher who worked as a

calligrapher Calligraphy () is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "the art of giving form to signs in an exp ...

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. His publications were still reissued in the 18th century. He was trained in the Netherlands, possibly by Jan van de Velde the Elder in Haarlem, since his portrait was painted by the Haarlem artist

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. Möller is remembered today for his calligraphy and

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puzzles left in the

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, where he is buried. His numerous works are in the Archives of the

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of Lübeck and the city library.

References

* Antjekathrin Graßmann (Ed.): ''Lübeckische Geschichte.'' Schmidt-Römhild, Lübeck 1989, * Antjekathrin Graßmann: "Arnold Möller." In: ''Lübecker Lebensläufe'', Neumünster 1993, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moller, Arnold 1581 births 1655 deaths German calligraphers 17th-century German mathematicians People from Lübeck Frans Hals