Robert Hunter Middleton (May 6, 1898 – August 3, 1985) was an
American book designer, painter, and type designer. Born in
Glasgow, Scotland he came to
Chicago in 1908 where he studied at the
School of the Art Institute. He joined the design department of the
Ludlow Typograph Company in 1923 and served as director of the department of typeface design from 1933–71. In 1944 he began operating a private press, The Cherryburn Press. He died in Chicago.