Background
French, William Merchant Richardson was born on October 1, 1843 in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Henry Flagg and Anne (Richardson) French.
French, William Merchant Richardson was born on October 1, 1843 in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Henry Flagg and Anne (Richardson) French.
Brother of Daniel Chester F. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1864.
Practiced civil engineering and landscape gardening, 1865-1877. Became connected, 1877, with the school and Museum of Art in Chicago. Director The Art Institute of Chicago of Chicago, since 1879.
President American Association of Museums, 1907-1908.
Home: Chicago, Illinois.
Married Sarah M. Lovejoy, September 9, 1879 (died 1881). Married second, Alice Helm, March 28, 1890.