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          Lucas de Groot

          In this Dutch name, the surname is De Groot, not Groot.

          Lucas de Groot (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈlykɑzdəˈɣroːt]; born 21 June ), known professionally as Luc(as) de Groot, is a Dutch type designer.[2] He is the head of the type foundry Fontfabrik, also trading as LucasFonts.[3]

          De Groot is particularly known for the very large typeface family Thesis (a font superfamily with sans-serif, serif and monospaced designs), Calibri, the longtime default font with Microsoft Office, and Consolas.[4][5][6] De Groot is considered an expert on using interpolative font design and stylistic alternates to develop large families with a wide range of features and languages supported.[7][8]

          Biography

          De Groot was born in the Netherlands and studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague.[9] He adopted the name Luc(as) on his business card after graduating as a reference to people cal