Philippe Grass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philippe Grass

French artist

Date of Birth: 06-May-1801

Place of Birth: Wolxheim, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1876

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Philippe Grass (born in Wolxheim on 6 May 1801; died in Strasbourg on 9 April 1876) was a French sculptor. He was a pupil of Landolin Ohmacht and Baron François Joseph Bosio.
From 1820 to 1823, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
After his comeback to Alsace, he was appointed sculptor of the Fondation de l'l’Œuvre Notre-Dame in Strasbourg.
In 1865, he became a knight of the Legion of Honor.
He made the portrait of his friend Émile Souvestre on his tomb at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.