Robert Bringhurst
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1946 –
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Who is Robert Bringhurst?
Robert Bringhurst OC is a Canadian poet, typographer and author. Bringhurst has translated substantial works from Haida and Navajo, as well as classical Greek and Arabic. He wrote The Elements of Typographic Style – a reference book of typefaces, glyphs and the visual and geometric arrangement of type. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in June 2013.
He lives on Quadra Island, near Campbell River, British Columbia with his wife Jan Zwicky, a poet and philosopher.
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- Born
- Oct 16, 1946
Los Angeles - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- Haida people
- Nationality
- Canada
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Utah
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Master of Fine Arts, University of British Columbia
Creative writing - Poetry
- Lived in
- Quadra Island
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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