Alfred John Fairbank

Alfred John Fairbank was a prominent British calligrapher, best known for his advocacy and teaching of italic handwriting. He was a pupil of Graily Hewitt and became a strong proponent of the italic hand in the 20th century. Fairbank published numerous manuals on learning italic handwriting, beginning in 1932, and continued to write on the subject throughout his life. In 1952, he co-founded the Society for Italic Handwriting in the United Kingdom. His work contributed significantly to the revival and popularization of calligraphy, particularly italic script, in the modern era.12