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Francis Davis Millet
American painter and sculptor (1848–1912)
Francis Davis Millet | |
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Photographed circa 1910 | |
| Born | (1848-11-03)November 3, 1848 Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 15, 1912(1912-04-15) (aged 63) Atlantic Ocean |
| Occupations | |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Merrill (m.
1879) |
| Children | 4 |
Francis Davis Millet (November 3, 1848[1] – April 15, 1912) was an American academic classical painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.
Early life
Francis Davis Millet was born in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.[2] Most sources give his date of birth as November 3, 1846, but a diary which he kept during his military service stated that November 3, 1864 was his 16th birthday, suggesting his year of birth was 1848.[1] At age fifteen, Millet entered the 60th Massachusetts Infantry, first as a drummer and then a surgical assistant (helping his father, a surgeon) in t