Robin Fior
Fior (27 January 1935 – 29 September 2012) was a British designer closely associated with radical and libertarian causes in the 1960s and 70s. Robin Fior was born in London into a Jewish family, Fior was the son of solicitor Lucien Fior and Olga Samuel. He learned typesetting as a public schoolboy at Harrow.
Robin Fior
- Name
- Robin Fior
- Born
- 27 January 1935
- Birthplace
- London
- Died
- 29 September 2012
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- graphic designer · illustrator · photographer
- Education
- University of Oxford · Harrow School
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Fior (27 January 1935 – 29 September 2012) was a British designer closely associated with radical and libertarian causes in the 1960s and 70s. Robin Fior was born in London into a Jewish family, Fior was the son of solicitor Lucien Fior and Olga Samuel. He learned typesetting as a public schoolboy at Harrow.
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Harrow School
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London
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Pencil sketch by George Henry Harlow, 1814, http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/largerimage.php?mkey=mw05495
Died In · outgoing
Mafra
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Citizen Of · outgoing
United Kingdom
Place
Educated At · outgoing
University of Oxford
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Biography
Biography
His single year as an undergraduate in the English department at Oxford was spent mostly in bookshops. But he developed an interest in language and politics that marked his entire professional and social life.
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Key facts
• Name — Robin Fior • Born — 27 January 1935 • Birthplace — London • Died — 29 September 2012
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1935
Robin Fior was born in 1935 at London.
2012
Robin Fior died in 2012 at Mafra.
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London.
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Mafra.
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- 1.Richard Hollis. Robin Fior obituary | Art and design. The Guardian. 2012-10-09.
- 2.Hyphen Press. Remembering Robin Fior | Journal.
- 3.Eye Magazine. Feature | Revolutionary language.
- 4.Robin Fior | The Pluto Press Blog – Independent, radical publishing. Plutopress.wordpress.com. 2012-10-08.
- 5.Black Dwarf Designer Robin Fior Dies | Ian Bone. Ianbone.wordpress.com.
- 6.Wingate, David. Letter: Robin Fior's design for student life. The Guardian. 9 October 2012.
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