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Gerald Herbert Holtom (20 January 1914 – 18 September 1985[1][2][3][4]) was an English artist and designer. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, in 1958 he designed the Nuclear Disarmament (ND) logo, which was adopted the same year by the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and later became an international peace symbol.[5][6]

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  2. ^ Roth, Richard (23 March 2008). "The 50th Anniversary Of The Peace Symbol". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
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  4. ^ "Holtom gravestone". Archived from the original (bitmap image) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
  5. ^ Ken Kolsbun with Mike Sweeney Peace: The Biography of a symbol (Retrieved: 26 December 2010)
  6. ^ Darius Holtom Gerald Holtom - Designer of the Peace Symbol, Spokesman Books, Nottingham