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Fairbank (surname)
Fairbank is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred John Fairbank (1895-1982), British calligrapher, type-designer *Calvin Fairbank (1816-1898), American abolitionist *Christopher Fairbank (born 1953), British actor *Herbert S. Fairbank, American engineer * Janet Fairbank (1903-1947), American operatic singer *Janet Ayer Fairbank (1878-1951), American author *John K. Fairbank (1907-1991), American; historian of China at Harvard U *N. K. Fairbank (1829-1903), American businessman *Richard Fairbank, American founder and CEO of Capital One * Samuel B. Fairbank (1822–1898), American evangelist and naturalist in India *Valerie Baker Fairbank (born 1949), American judge *William M. Fairbank William Martin Fairbank (24 February 1917 in Minneapolis – 30 September 1989 in Palo Alto) was an American physicist known in particular for his work on liquid helium. Career Fairbank was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and earned an AB from Wh ... (1917–1989), American p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred John Fairbank
Alfred John Fairbank CBE (12 July 1895 – 14 March 1982) was a British calligrapher, palaeographer and author on handwriting. Fairbank was a founding member of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators in 1921, and later became its honourable secretary. He was involved in the foundation of the Society for Italic Handwriting in 1952; his work and 1932 textbook ''A Handwriting Manual'' were influential on the italic script handwriting taught in British schools. His portrait was painted by Anna Hornby. For Penguin Books he wrote ''A Book of Scripts'', on writing systems used throughout the world. Fairbank was a civil servant who spent his professional career working at the Admiralty in London and Bath; he retired to Hove on the south coast and lectured at what is now the University of Brighton after his retirement. Fragments from medieval manuscripts collected by Alfred Fairbank are located at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham. Early life Alfred John Fairban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |