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Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1848 - 1907

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Augustus Saint-Gaudens (; March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an Irish sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance. Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin to an Irish-French family, and raised in New York City. He traveled to Europe for further training and artistic study. After he returned to New York City, he achieved major critical success for his monuments commemorating heroes of the American Civil War, many of which still stand. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Augustus Saint-Gaudens is the 253rd most popular sculptor (down from 251st in 2024), the 377th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 341st in 2019) and the most popular Irish Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Augustus Saint-Gaudens ranks 253 out of 258. Before him are Megumi Igarashi, Anne Seymour Damer, Wim Delvoye, Ronald Pope, Ruth Asawa, and Rebeca Matte Bello. After him are Horatio Greenough, Juan Garaizabal, Mariko Mori, Eric Adjetey Anang, Hema Upadhyay, and Wangechi Mutu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Augustus Saint-Gaudens ranks 118. Before him are Joel Chandler Harris, Albert Parsons, W. G. Grace, James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, Ivan Yakovlev, and Lewis Howard Latimer. After him are Louisa Lawson, and B. B. Comer. Among people deceased in 1907, Augustus Saint-Gaudens ranks 101. Before him are Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Mariano Baptista, Frederic Moore, Garrett Serviss, Macario Sakay, and Sophus Bugge. After him is Russell A. Alger.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Augustus Saint-Gaudens ranks 377 out of 549. Before him are Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), James Mason (1849), Anne Enright (1962), Leo Varadkar (1979), Lenny Abrahamson (1966), and Orla Brady (1961). After him are Colin O'Donoghue (1981), T. P. McKenna (1929), Sharon Corr (1970), Robert Sheehan (1988), Henry Grattan (1746), and Terence MacSwiney (1879).

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Among SCULPTORS In Ireland

Among sculptors born in Ireland, Augustus Saint-Gaudens ranks 1. 

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