William Caslon
William Caslon I (1692/1693 – 23 January 1766), also known as William Caslon the elder, was an English gunsmith and designer of typefaces. The distinction and legibility of his type secured him the patronage of the leading printers of the day in England and on the continent. His typefaces transformed English type design and first established an English national typographic style.
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| Birth date | January 01, 1692 |
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| Date of death | January 23, 1766 |
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