Alexander Nesbitt, calligrapher, historian of typography, and teacher, was born 1901 in Paterson, New Jersey. He worked for many years in New York City as a graphic designer and teacher. In 1950, he published “History and Technique of Lettering,” which became a classic in the field. Later, he taught at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, and at SMU Southeastern University in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, where he was chair of the design department and founder of a very sophisticated graduate program in Visual Design. Although he retired in 1972, he continued to produce fine lettering—titles, seals, testimonials, and other documents. He also taught a History of Type course for several years at SMU and lectured at the Swain School of Design in New Bedford after his retirement. He died in 1995.