Edward Johnston
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Edward Johnston, CBE was a Uruguayan-born British craftsman who is regarded, with Rudolf Koch, as the father of modern calligraphy, in the particular form of the broad-edged pen as a writing tool.
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Edward Johnston's calligraphy, shown in the 1906 book Writing & Illuminating & Lettering.
Title page for a German edition of Twelfth Night. It was cut into wood by Johnston's colleague Noel Rooke.
Edward Johnston Memorial
An early sign showing Johnston's alphabet for the Underground. Note variant 'W'.Awards 1
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About this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1872 to 1944 · aged 72
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