Jost Hochuli: key obituary facts
Is Jost Hochuli dead? Yes. Jost Hochuli died on October 18, 2026, at age 93.
Cause of death: Jost Hochuli's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jost Hochuli known for?
He was a Swiss artist and graphic designer (born 1933).
More about Jost Hochuli
Born: 8 June 1933.
Place of birth: St. Gallen.
Gender: male.
Occupation: artist, graphic designer, typographer, teacher, opinion journalist, graphic artist.
Nationality: Switzerland.
Employer: Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich.
Awards: Gutenberg Prize.
Jost Hochuli, a Swiss graphic designer known for his book designs, died October 18, 2026, aged 93.
Born in St. Gallen on June 8, 1933, he began his training in the city where he was born.
From 1952 to 1954, he attended St. Gallen’s school of arts and crafts. He then apprenticed with Rudolf Hostettler at the Zollikofer & Co. AG printing house, working there from 1954 to 1955. Between 1955 and 1958, Hochuli completed training as a typographer, partly at the Zollikofer press and partly in the typesetting class at the Zurich School of Applied Arts. During a stay in Paris in 1958–59, he attended courses with Adrian Frutiger at the École Estienne. His work encompassed graphic design and typography, and he also worked as an artist and teacher. He was employed by the Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich. Hochuli designed books and wrote Detail in Typography, which was translated into several languages. His professional roles also included work as a graphic artist and opinion journalist. He received the Gutenberg Prize.