Charles Lanman was an American author, government official, artist, librarian, and explorer.Charles Lanman was born in Monroe, Michigan, on June 14, 1819, the son of Charles James Lanman, and the grandson of United States Senator James Lanman.[1] Lanman's early life included newspaper work as editor of the Monroe Gazette in 1845, associate editor of the Cincinnati Chronicle in 1846, and member of the editorial staff of the New York Express in 1847.[2] He spent ten years, from 1835 to 1845, at The Hudson River School in New York City, where he met many artists, including Washington Irving. Lanman studied art under Asher B. Durand and at 28 became an elected associate of the National Academy of Design in 1846. Lanman married Adeline Dodge in 1849[3]; they had no children. They raised Tsuda Ume (December 31, 1864 – August 16, 1929) from December 1871 to 1882. Ume had been sent by the Japanese government as part of the Iwakura Mission; one of its goals was to study educational systems in the U.S. Ume later founded Tsuda College for women in Tokyo. Less