Daniel Chester French
Sculptor
Sculptor who created the Lincoln Memorial statue of Lincoln in a chair, he was one of the most prolific American sculptors of the 19th century.
He spent a year studying sculpture in Florence, Italy with the sculptor Thomas Ball.
He was one of the founding members of the National Sculpture Society.
Daniel's parents were Anne Richardson and Henry Flagg French.
He was a friend and neighbor of Ralph Waldo Emerson.