Robert Thorne (typographer)

Robert Thorne (1754 – 11 March 1820)[1] was a British type founder and typographer.[2] An apprentice to Thomas Cottrell, who had been an employee of William Caslon,[3] Thorne later acquired Cottrell's type foundry.[4] He was successful in business and left a fortune of £25,000 on his death in 1820.[5][a] Thorne is buried at Holloway Road Cemetery, where his tomb is extant.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b Nelson 1829, p. 108.
  2. ^ Macmillan, Neil (2006). An A-Z of type designers. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780300111514.
  3. ^ Reed 1887, p. 288.
  4. ^ Reed 1887, p. 292.
  5. ^ Gray 1977, p. 16.
  6. ^ Howes, Justin; Mosley, James; Chartres, Richard. "A to Z of Founder's London: A showing and synopsis of ITC Founder's Caslon" (PDF). Friends of the St. Bride's Printing Library. St Bride Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2017.


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