predecessor successor death_date birth_place president death_place office birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name occupation
william kneass james barton longacre 23 july 1844 hanover , pennsylvania martin van buren william henry harrison john tyler philadelphia , pennsylvania chief engraver of the u.s. mint 23 december 1785 december 21 , 1840 mary hamilton hewes christian gobrecht.jpg christian gobrecht
 july 23 , 1844 christian gobrecht engraver , inventor
christian gobrecht

christian gobrecht -lrb- december 23 , 1785 -- july 23 , 1844 -rrb- was the third chief engraver of the united states mint from 1840 until his death in 1844 .
he was responsible for designing the famous `` seated liberty '' designs , which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the trade dollar .
he also designed the gobrecht dollar , which was struck in small quantities from 1836 to 1838 and later inspired the flying eagle cent .
