Emmanuel Fremiet (1824 - 1910)

Emmanuel Fremiet He is famous for his sculpture of Joan of Arc in Paris (and its “sister” statues in Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon ) and the monument to Ferdinand de Lesseps in Suez. The noted sculptor Pierre-Nicolas Tourgueneff was one of many students who learned sculpture under the tutelage of Frémiet. Born in Paris, he was a nephew and pupil […]

Henry Massie Rector (1816 - 1899)

Sixth Governor of Arkansas from 1860-1862 and State Supreme Court Associate Justice.  Born at Fontaine’s Ferry near Louisville, Kentucky, to Elias Rector and Fannie Bardell Thruston. He was the only one of their children to survive to maturity. Henry received the rudiments of an education from his mother, but his formal schooling was limited to […]

Isadore “Friz” Freleng (1906 - 1995)

Cartoon Animator. Isadore, better known as “Friz,”  left his hometown of Kansas City for Hollywood in the 1920s and went to work for Walt Disney.  After several months, he left the Disney studio to work on the “Krazy Kat” cartoon series, then joined Warner Bros. in 1930. In 1933 Friz was made a director. He […]

John Tate Raulston (1868 - 1956)

He was the judge in the 1925 Scopes Trial in which William Jennings Bryan prosecuted John Thomas Scopes for teaching the theory of evolution in Rhea County High School in Dayton. Scopes was defended by Clarence Darrow.  Family links:  Spouse:  Louise Estelle Otte Raulston (1872 – 1916)* *Calculated relationship

Emil Frei, Sr (1970 - 1942)

Artist. Frei was a noted stained glass artist and designer of the mosaics in the St. Louis Cathedral. A native of Bavaria, he learned painting in the Munich Academy of Arts. His earliest work in St. Louis was in this field. After founding his art glass business, he executed many orders (mostly for Catholic churches), […]

Ivan Cleveland Rand (1884 - 1969)

Canadian Supreme Court Justice, Educator. Rand was educated at Mount Allison University and Harvard Law School. He joined the Canadian National Railways as counsel in 1920. Four years later he was named Attorney General of New Brunswick and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. April 22, 1943, he was appointed to […]

Milton Harvey Freeman (1970 - 1970)

Noted Civil Engineer. He was the chief engineer of the Holland Tunnel. From his stone: “Civil Engineer Master of his profession Chief Engineer of the vehicular tunnel Uniting New York and New Jersey He devoted his great talent unsparingly to public service He lives in the mighty works he wrought.” Freeman succeeded Clifford Holland, who […]

Buford Hayse Pusser (1937 - 1974)

Folk Figure. He was the Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, and subject of the movie “Walking Tall” (1973), in which his unusual methods of law enforcement brought him popular renown. Born in McNairy County, Tennessee, his father was the Adamsville, Tennessee Chief of Police. In 1956, he graduated from Adamsville High School, where he excelled […]

Marshall M. Fredericks (1908 - 1998)

Atrist and sculptor. Knighted by the King of Denmark.  Academician of the National Academy of Design.  Some of this artist’s known works include Christ on the Cross, Indian River, Michigan; The Fountain of Eternal Life: Peace Arising from the Flames of War, Cleveland, Ohio; The Expanding Universe Fountain, United States Department of State Building, Washington, […]

Frank Kelly Freas (1922 - 2005)

Illustrator. Former Mad Magazine illustrator who shaped the image of Alfred E. Newman then became a prolific and influential illustrator of sleek, stirring images for science fiction and fantasy books. Born in Hornell, New York, he demonstrated artistic talent at an early age. During Word War II service in the Pacific theater while assigned to […]

Melvin Horace Purvis, Jr (1903 - 1960)

Former FBI agent. In 1933 he became famous for leading the group that gunned down John Dillinger in Chicago. In 1934 he made headlines again by leading the group that gunned down Pretty Boy Floyd in an Ohio farm field. J. Edgar Hoover did not like FBI agents to receive so much fame and he […]

Sir Charles Pratt (1970 - 1794)

English Jurist and Politician. He was a champion of civil liberties and the rights of the jury in English courts. He was also the founder of the London Borough of Camden. He was educated at Eton and King’s College, Cambridge. He began practicing law in the Middle Temple in 1728, and became a fellow of […]

Laura Gardin Fraser (1889 - 1966)

American Sculptor. Born Laura Gardin on September 14, 1889, in Chicago, daugther of John Emil and Alice Tilton Gardin. As a young girl, Laura was given her first horse and developed her lifelong love of animals, which often became her subjects. She had an aptitude in modeling figures and working in clay, a talent she […]

James Earle Fraser (1876 - 1953)

Sculptor, Medalist. One of the most prominent American sculptors of the first half of the 20th century, he is best remembered for his work “End of the Trail” and for designing the US Indian Head (or Buffalo) nickel that was issued from 1913 until 1938. His work is also integral to many of Washington DC’s […]

Jean-Etienne-Marie Portalis (1746 - 1807)

Lawyer, arrested during the Terror, saved by the fall of Robespierre. Helped to negotiate the Concordat (treaty with the Pope) in 1801. Became Minister for Religion (1804-1807). Entered Pantheon 1807. (bio by: David Conway)

Charles Fraser (1782 - 1860)

Artist. When a small child of nine Fraser’s parents died and he was raised by his older brother Frederick. In childhood his desire was to become a painter and it became his passion in life. But the profession, at that time was considered unworthy of a gentleman and no doubt his guardians felt it a […]

John Pitcher (1795 - 1892)

Judge. Born in Watertown, Connecticut in August, 1795. He was a man of many hats, a Lawyer;  a Spencer County Sheriff, 1826 to 1830. Judge Pitcher was a member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1830 to 1831, and a candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1837. He was a member of Indiana state senate, […]

Godfrey N. Frankenstein (1820 - 1873)

Artist. Best known for his landscape painting. His most known work is the panorama painting of Niagara Falls. (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Parents:  John A. Frankenstein (1789 – 1842)  Anna C. Vollhard Frankenstein (1792 – 1871)  Siblings:  John Peter Frankenstein (1817 – 1881)*  Godfrey N. Frankenstein (1820 – 1873)  Marie M.C. Frankenstein Frankenstein (1822 […]

Allan Pinkerton (1819 - 1884)

Detective. Born in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Isabell and William Pinkerton, an ex-policeman removed from active service after an on duty injury. William died in a political riot in Glasgow, and Pinkerton left school to support his family, becoming a runner for a pattern maker. He then apprenticed as a […]

George Frampton (1860 - 1928)

Highly regarded British sculptor. Noted for his statue of Peter Pan located in Kensington Gardens, London. Studied at Lambeth School of Art under W. S. Frith and the Royal Academy. Frampton was cremated at Golders Green, the ashes later being removed. (bio by: Kieran Smith)

William Pinchbeck (1970 - 1893)

Canadian Frontier Figure. Born in Yorkshire, England, he was one of the original settlers in the Cariboo Region of British Columbia, Canada. In 1849, he came to California, with his two brothers to mine gold and ended up operating a hotel in San Francisco. After deciding that the gold rush was more hype than reality, […]

Sir George Frampton (1860 - 1928)

Sculptor. Noted for his statue of Peter Pan located in Kensington Gardens, London.  Studied at Lambeth School of Art under W. S. Frith and R.A. Schools 1881-87, winning the Gold Medal and Travelling Scholarship. Studied under Antonin Mercie and Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris, 1888. Joint head of L.C.C. Central School of Arts and Crafts with Lethaby […]

Maj Robert Pike (1616 - 1706)

Robert Pike was living in Salisbury, Massachusetts, by 1637.  According to David W. Hoyt’s “Old Families of Salisbury,” Robert Pike was one of five men given “full powers to order all the affairs of the town” in 1643.  He was wealthy enough to have “paid the largest tax in 1652” and socially prominent enough that […]

Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732 - 1806)

Painter noted for his lively detail and often semi-erotic subject-matter (e.g ‘The Swing’ in the Wallace Collection, London). (bio by: David Conway)

Joseph Petrosino (1860 - 1909)

NYPD Police officer. He was the subject of the film “Pay or Die.” Giuseppe Petrosino, an immigrant from Salerno who became the NYPD’s first Italian-American detective, waged a valiant battle against the Black Hand, a loosely-knit criminal organization that extorted money from Italian immigrants. He founded the Bomb Squad, the first unit of its kind […]

Valentin Foulquier (1970 - 1970)

Painter and engraver.

Nathaniel Pendleton (1756 - 1821)

Jurist, Attorney General of Georgia. Joined the Revolutionary Army in 1775 and he was promoted to brevet-major and served as aide-de-camp to General Nathaniel Greene. For his service at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, he received on September 8, 1781, the thanks of Congress. After the war he studied law in Georgia and was appointed U.S. […]

Robert Foulis (1796 - 1866)

Engineer and Artist. A partner in a iron foundry, he competed a survey of the Saint John River from Fredericton, New Brunswick, to Grand Falls, New Brunswick, in 1826, designed a steam powered boat used on the Saint John River, started a school, and was one of the founders of the New Brunswick Museum. A […]

William H. Parker (1905 - 1966)

Police chief of the Los Angeles City Police Department (LAPD). He was called “… Los Angeles’s greatest and most controversial chief of police”. The former headquarters for the LAPD, the Parker Center, was named after him. He served 15 years as an LAPD officer before taking a leave to fight in World War II. He […]

Leonard Foujita (1886 - 1968)

Painter.  He was an art world superstar of the 1920s.  In his prime Foujita was celebrated for his ivory-skinned nudes and portraits,  created in a flat,  decorative style that blended Western influences with visual traditions of his native Japan.  Today his paintings of cats in their many moods are especially prized by collectors.  He was […]