Edwin Davis French
Edwin Davis • Illustration — Edwin Davis French • Illustration — Edwin Davis French later in life • Illustration — A bookplate designed by French inscribed in Volapük. The inscription translates "One mankind, one language. Out of books on Volapük and international language belonging to Edwin Davis French, 1893" • Illustration — A bookplate designed by French for the Cincinnati Law Library in 1903.
Also recorded as E. D. French
Edwin Davis French
Edwin Davis French · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Theodore Sizer · CC0
- Born
- 1851 · North Attleborough.
- Died
- 1906 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- esperantist · engraver · exlibrist · designer · artist
- Education
- Brown University
- Languages
- Esperanto
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Edwin Davis • Illustration — Edwin Davis French • Illustration — Edwin Davis French later in life • Illustration — A bookplate designed by French inscribed in Volapük. The inscription translates "One mankind, one language. Out of books on Volapük and international language belonging to Edwin Davis French, 1893" • Illustration — A bookplate designed by French for the Cincinnati Law Library in 1903.
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Born at North Attleborough in 1851, died in New York City in 1906.
Edwin Davis French studied at Brown University. The recorded working language is Esperanto. Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City. Work by Edwin Davis French is recorded in the collections of Print Collection and Huis van het boek.
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- 1.New York Public Library. Edwin Davis French papers, 1892–1904.
- 2.E. D. French Dead. New York Times, Dec 10, 1906.
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- Brainerd, Ira Hutchinson. Edwin Davis French, A Memorial: His Life, His Art. The De Vinne Press. 1908. 3624693.
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