Biography of frederic auguste bartholdi

French sculptor and painter (1834–1904)

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (bar-T(H)OL-dee,^[1][2]French:[fʁedeʁikoɡystbaʁtɔldi]; 2 August 1834 – 4 October 1904) was a French sculptor and painter.

He is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty^[3], built by Viollet le Duc until his death and subsequently finished by Gustave Eiffel.

Early life and education

Bartholdi was born in Colmar, France, on August 2, 1834.^[4] He was born to a family of AlsatianProtestant heritage, with his family name adopted from Barthold.^[5] His parents were Jean Charles Bartholdi (1791–1836) and Augusta Charlotte Bartholdi (née Beysser; 1801–1891).

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was the youngest of their four children, and one of only two to survive infancy, along with the oldest brother, Jean-Charles, who became a lawyer and editor.^{[citation needed}