Frederick Meyer

German-American academic adminstrator

PersonDied aged 88humanQ5498394

Also known as Frederick Heinrich Wilhelm Meyer

Born: November 6, 1872
Died: January 6, 1961
Citizenship: Germany
Occupation: furniture designer
Education: The University of the Arts

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Frederick Heinrich Wilhelm Meyer was a German-born American designer, academic administrator, and art educator, who was prominent in the Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area; and the founding president of the School of the California Guild of Arts and Crafts.

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The Humboldt Bank Building1908 · office building in San Francisco, California

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California College of the Arts1907 · private art and design school in California, United States (founded 1907, opened new additional permanent campus in San Francisco in 1996)

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Frederick
Family name: Meyer

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