Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

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A French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor

proper noun
/frɛˈdɛrɪk ɔˈɡust bɑrˈtoʊldi/

: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

The famous sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi created the Statue of Liberty.

Examples

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design the iconic Statue of Liberty.
Many art historians consider Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi one of the great sculptors of the 19th century.
The works of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi are celebrated for their monumental scale and artistry.
Did you know that Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty?
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design the iconic Statue of Liberty.
Many art historians consider Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi one of the great sculptors of the 19th century.
The famous sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi created the Statue of Liberty.

Synonyms

Bartholdi

vsFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi

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A French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty

is the full personal name used in formal or complete references

Surface Forms

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi main

Morphology

Frédéric + Auguste + Bartholdi

This is a full personal name (proper noun) whose meaning is encyclopedic/biographical rather than compositional. Knowing the constituent names 'Frédéric', 'Auguste' and 'Bartholdi' does not allow a learner to infer the fact that he was a French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty; that knowledge requires specific world knowledge. Proper names are therefore non-transparent for deriving this MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi is the French sculptor who designed the giant statue of a woman holding a torch, the Statue of Liberty. Because he made that famous symbol of freedom, his name now stands for 'the artist who created the Statue of Liberty'.