| Frederick Ferdinand Schafer | |
| Birth Date: | August 16, 1839 |
| Birth Place: | Braunschweig, Germany |
| Death Date: | July 18, 1927 (aged 87) |
| Death Place: | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Spouse: | Sophia Schafer |
| Children: | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Frederick Ferdinand Schafer (August 16, 1839 - July 18, 1927) was a German-born American painter. He was born in Braunschweig, Germany and he emigrated to the United States in 1876, at age 37.[1] [2] He opened a studio on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, and he lived in Oakland,[3] Over the course of his career, he did over 500 paintings.[2] He died in Oakland at age 87.[4] His work is in the permanent collections of the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Fairfield University Art Museum, and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.[1] [5]