FOURNIER, PIERRE SIMON , French en graver and typefounder, was born at Paris on Sept. 15, 1712. He designed many new characters, and his foundry became celebrated not only in France, but in foreign countries. His Table des pro portions qu'il faut observer entre les caracteres (173 7) was followed by several other technical treatises. His principal work, however, was the Manuel typographique (2 vols. 1764), the first volume treating of engraving and type-founding, the second of printing, with examples of different alphabets. He died in Paris on Oct. 8, 1768.