(1882–1940), English sculptor, engraver, and typographer; full name Arthur Eric Rowton Gill. His best-known sculptures are the relief carvings Stations of the Cross (1914–18) at Westminster Cathedral and Prospero and Ariel (1931) on Broadcasting House in London. He designed the popular sans serif typeface, Gill Sans.
Definition of Gill, Eric in US English:
Gill, Eric
proper nounɡil
(1882–1940), English sculptor, engraver, and typographer; full name Arthur Eric Rowton Gill. He did the relief carvings Stations of the Cross (1914–18) at Westminster Cathedral and the Prospero and Ariel (1931) on Broadcasting House in London. He also designed the first sans serif typeface, Gill Sans.