Fred Hovey Allen

For other people with the same name, see Fred Allen (disambiguation).

Fred Hovey Allen
Born	(1845-10-01)October 1, 1845 Lyme, New Hampshire
Died	December 26, 1926(1926-12-26) (aged 81) New York, New York
Education	Hartford Theological Seminary Boston University
Occupation(s)	Clergyman, writer

Fred Hovey Allen (1845–1926) was an American Congregational clergyman and author, best known as the inventor of the first photogravure plates for art reproduction made in the United States.

Biography

Fred Hovey Allen was born in Lyme, New Hampshire on October 1, 1845.[1] He graduated from the Hartford Theological Seminary, and studied at Boston University and in Europe at the Universities of Berlin, Vienna, and Paris.[2]

He died in Manhattan on December 26, 1926.[3]

His writings include:

• Masterpieces of Modern German Art (1884)
• Recent German Art (1885)
• Grand Modern Paintings (1888)

References

1. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VIII. James T. White & Company. 1924. pp. 492–493. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Google Books.
2. Daniel Coit Gilman; Harry Thurston Peck; Frank Moore Colby, eds. (1906). The New International Encyclopaedia. Dodd, Mead and company. p. 367.
3. "Art Director Dies". Brooklyn Times-Union. December 26, 1926. p. 32. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.