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Charles Bigelow

American graphic and type designer
Person human Q331241

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
July 29, 1945
Place of birth
Detroit
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
graphic designer, type designer, university teacher, typographer, calligrapher, typesetter[9]
Employer
Rochester Institute of Technology[10]
Educated at
Reed College[11]
Award received
MacArthur Fellows Program, Frederic W. Goudy Award[12][13]
Birth name
Charles A. Bigelow[18]
Described by source
American type: design & designers[17]
Family name
Bigelow[15]
Given name
Charles[16]
P14791
rtd-p-000068[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles A. Bigelow en Charles Bigelow ar تشارلز بيغيلو ja チャールズ・ビゲロウ zh 查爾斯·比格洛
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000123309463
VIAF cluster ID
13810160
Library of Congress authority ID
n86845630
GND ID
14361598X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Charles Bigelow, RIT NandE Vol19Num6 1987 Nov17 Complete.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
165116348
DBLP author ID
78/5539
FAST ID
181174
Freebase ID
/m/06zd32
MacArthur Fellows Program ID
115, class-of-1982/charles-a-bigelow
NE.se ID
charles-bigelow
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007373881305171
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National Library of Latvia ID
000217906
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074251821
SNAC ARK ID
w6sp2nvp
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrgGFyxw3DYpgQ6xyGvHC

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Occupation 4
graphic designer, university teacher, typographer, type designer
← Designed by 4
Wingdings, Lucida, Lucida Grande, Chicago
Award received 2
MacArthur Fellows Program, Frederic W. Goudy Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Reed College
Employer 1
Rochester Institute of Technology
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Detroit
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Charles Bigelow was born on July 29, 1945[1], in Detroit[2]. He has worked as a graphic designer[3], type designer[4], university teacher[5], typographer[6], and calligrapher[7].

FAQs

Where was Charles Bigelow born?

Charles Bigelow was born in Detroit[2].

What did Charles Bigelow do for work?

Charles Bigelow worked as a graphic designer[3], type designer[4], university teacher[5], typographer[6], and calligrapher[7].

Where did Charles Bigelow go to school?

Charles Bigelow was educated at Reed College[11].

What awards did Charles Bigelow receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[12] and Frederic W. Goudy Award[13].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . MacArthur Fellows Program. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . library.rit.edu. library.rit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Reed College
    Place of birth → Detroit
    Occupation → —
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