From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Sütterlin is the name for the old German handwriting script as it was taught in schools until 1941.
It is named after its inventor, Ludwig Sütterlin, a German graphical designer and teacher.
Sütterlin was installed in Prussia in 1915, and from the 1920s onwards began to replace the old German handwriting ("Spitzschrift") in schools. In 1935 it officially became part of the curriculum.
In 1941 it was suddenly banned as it was claimed it was a "Jewish script". After World War II Sütterlin was used in some schools until the 1970s.
The Sütterlin lower-case 'e' resembles two slanted bars, in which the origin of the Umlaut from a small 'e' written above the modified vowel can be seen.
Sütterlin contrasts with Fraktur, the German print scripted which was used during the same time.
It also had the long s, as well as several standard ligatures such as ff, ſt, st, and of course ß.
For most people outside of Germany, as well as younger Germans, Sütterlin is nearly illegible.
