Frederick Meyer
Frederick Heinrich Wilhelm Meyer (November 6, 1872 – January 6, 1961), 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 (now California College of the Arts).
Frederick Meyer | |
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| 1st President of School of the California Guild of Arts and Crafts | |
| In office 1907–1944 | |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Macky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Heinrich Wilhelm Meyer November 6, 1872 near Hamelin, German Empire (now Lower Saxony, Germany) |
| Died | January 6, 1961 Oakland, California, United States |
| Spouse | Laetitia Summerville (m. 1902–?) |
| Alma mater | Prussian Academy of Arts Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art |
| Occupation | Founder of California College of the Arts, academic administrator, educator, furniture craftsmen |
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