biography of William MINIFIE (1805-1880)

Birth place: Devonshire (England)

Death place: Baltimore (MD)

Addresses: Emigrated to the U.S. in 1828, settled in Baltimore (MD)

Profession: Professor of drawing, architect, and bookseller

Comments: During the 1840's and 1850's he published a number of books on drawing. Postition: curator of the Maryland Academy of Sciences (Baltimore) and professor of drawing in the Maryland Institute's art school (Baltimore).

Sources: G&W; CAB; Baltimore CD 1851+; Union Catalogue, Library of Congress, lists his Text Book of Geometrical Drawing (Baltimore, 1849), Essay on the Theory of Color (Baltimore, 1854), and Popular Lectures on Drawing and Design (Baltimore, 1854).