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Harriet Hosmer

1830 - 1908

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Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (October 9, 1830 – February 21, 1908) was a neoclassical sculptor, considered the most distinguished female sculptor in America during the 19th century. She is known as the first female professional sculptor. Among other technical innovations, she pioneered a process for turning limestone into marble. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harriet Hosmer has received more than 120,964 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Harriet Hosmer is the 214th most popular sculptor, the 10,871st most popular biography from United States and the 17th most popular American Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Harriet Hosmer ranks 214 out of 189Before her are Francis Leggatt Chantrey, Mikhail Anikushin, Dale Chihuly, Cícero Moraes, Ronald Pope, and Augusta Savage. After her are Knut Steen, Megumi Igarashi, Nek Chand, Eric Adjetey Anang, Mihran Hakobyan, and Hema Upadhyay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Harriet Hosmer ranks 69Before her are Oliver Otis Howard, Abraham Jacobi, Henry Flagler, Lina Morgenstern, Emily Davies, and Frederic Moore. After her is John Douglas. Among people deceased in 1908, Harriet Hosmer ranks 97Before her are Charles Augustus Young, Ignacio de Veintemilla, John Taylor, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, and Redvers Buller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harriet Hosmer ranks 10,871 out of 18,182Before her are Devendra Banhart (1981), Ron Cephas Jones (1957), Raymond Hatton (1887), Normani (1996), Bill Weld (1945), and Mike Garson (1945). After her are Rachel Corrie (1979), Robert Ashley (1930), Dorothy Hamill (1956), James Gleason (1882), Chuck McKinley (1941), and Terry Zwigoff (1949).

Among SCULPTORS In United States

Among sculptors born in United States, Harriet Hosmer ranks 17Before her are Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875), Audrey Munson (1891), Daniel Chester French (1850), Edmonia Lewis (1844), Dale Chihuly (1941), and Augusta Savage (1892).