William Addison Dwiggins (June 19, 1880 Martinsville, Ohio - December 25, 1956 Hingham Center, Massachusetts) was an American type designer, calligrapher, and book designer. He attained prominence as an illustrator and commercial artist, and he brought to the designing of type and books some of the boldness that he displayed in his advertising work.
He and his wife Mabel Hoyle Dwiggins (February 27, 1881 - September 28, 1958) are buried in the Hingham Center Cemetery, Hingham Center, Massachusetts, just steps from their home at 30 Leavitt Street, and Dwiggins’ studio at 45 Irving Street.
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