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Faber Birren
American author and consultant on color and color theory
Faber Birren | |
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| Born | ()11 September Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | 30 December () (aged&#;88) Stamford, Connecticut |
| Occupation | Color theorist |
Faber Birren (11 September – 30 December ) was an American writer and consultant on color and color theory.[1][2]
Life
Faber Birren was born in Chicago, Illinois on 11 September , the son of Joseph P.
Birren, a landscape painter, and Crescentia (Lang) Birren, a pianist. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago while in high school and the University of Chicago for two years where he studied color theory.[2]
He began publishing articles on color in ; his first book, Color in Vision was published in [3]
In he established his own company and worked as an industrial color consultant, advising clients on the psychological effects of color on safety, employee morale, productivity and sales.[3] His recom