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American type designer, calligrapher, and book designer (–)

William Addison Dwiggins
Portrait by David Trip
Born	()June 19, Martinsville, Ohio
Died	December 25, () (aged&#;76) Hingham Center, Massachusetts
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Occupation(s)	Type designer, calligrapher, book designer
Spouse	Mabel Hoyle Dwiggins

William Addison Dwiggins (June 19, &#; December 25, ), was an American type designer, calligrapher, and book designer.

He attained prominence as an illustrator and commercial artist, and he brought to the designing of type and books some of the boldness that he displayed in his advertising work.^[1][2][3] His work can be described as ornamented and geometric, similar to the Art Moderne and Art Deco styles of the period, using Oriental influences and breaking from the more antiquarian styles of his colleagues and mentors Updike, Cleland and