Garamond, a group of many serif typefaces which are popularly used in book printing and body text, was invented and made popular by Claude Garamond.
Garamond is a group of many serif typefaces, named for sixteenth-century Parisian engraver Claude Garamond, generally spelled as Garamont in his lifetime. Garamond-style typefaces are popular and particularly often used for book printing and body text. Garamond Serif Old-style Claude Garamond
Also:
Robert Granjon
Jean Jannon 
