About Philip Dadd
Lived 1880 – 1916 (aged 35–36). Philip Dadd was a British illustrator.
One of Dadd's illustrations for the 1904 book William Tell Told Again.
Philip John Stephen Dadd (1880 – 2 August 1916) was a British illustrator.
Dadd was born in Poplar. He was born into an artistic family: on his father's side, his uncle was the artist Richard Dadd; on his mother's side, his maternal grandfather was the engraver John Greenaway, and his aunt was the illustrator Kate Greenaway.
Dadd studied at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1900 to 1903, and he became a staff artist at The Sphere magazine.
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Who was Philip Dadd?
British illustrator (1880–1916)
When was Philip Dadd born?
Philip Dadd was born in 1880 in Poplar.
When did Philip Dadd die?
Philip Dadd died on 2 August 1916 in Western Front.
What was Philip Dadd's occupation?
Philip Dadd was an illustrator.
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Philip Dadd was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Philip Dadd. https://biography.guide/philip-dadd/
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