William M.R. French
William Merchant Richardson French (1843–1914) New Hampshire native and Harvard-educated engineer William M. R. French first came to Chicago in 1867 to pursue a career in civil engineering and landscaping. While working in Chicago, French garnered a national reputation for his lectures and articles on art subjects. In 1878, French became Secretary of The Chicago Academy of Design which was later reorganized as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (1879). The Chicago Academy of Fine Arts changed its name to The Art Institute of Chicago in (1882). French became the secretary of this new corporation and its first director in 1885, holding this position until his death in 1914.
relation
Wikipage redirect
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
relations
primaryTopic
William M.R. French
William Merchant Richardson French (1843–1914) New Hampshire native and Harvard-educated engineer William M. R. French first came to Chicago in 1867 to pursue a career in civil engineering and landscaping. While working in Chicago, French garnered a national reputation for his lectures and articles on art subjects. In 1878, French became Secretary of The Chicago Academy of Design which was later reorganized as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (1879). The Chicago Academy of Fine Arts changed its name to The Art Institute of Chicago in (1882). French became the secretary of this new corporation and its first director in 1885, holding this position until his death in 1914.
has abstract
William Merchant Richardson Fr ...... ition until his death in 1914.
@en
birth date
1843-10-01
birth name
William Merchant Richardson French
@en
birth place
death date
1914-06-03
death place
nationality
Wikipage page ID
48,090,710
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,020,009,973
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
birth date
1843-10-01
birth name
William Merchant Richardson French
@en
birth place
caption
Image of William M.R. French first director of the Art Institute of Chicago
@en
death date
1914-06-03
death place
education
Harvard & Phillips Exeter Academy
@en
nationality
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
sameAs
comment
William Merchant Richardson Fr ...... ition until his death in 1914.
@en
label
William M.R. French
@en