Born in the Netherlands, Frederick Franck began his career as an oral surgeon before moving more seriously to his artistic pursuits in the 1930s. Between 1958 and 1961, he served as a doctor on the staff of renowned missionary and humanitarian Albert Schweitzer in Africa. Franck was the only artist invited to draw all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome and for his efforts he was awarded a medal by Pope John X1 shortly before the pontiff's death.

Born in the Netherlands, Frederick Franck began his career as an oral surgeon before moving more seriously to his artistic pursuits in the 1930s. Between 1958 and 1961, he served as a doctor on the staff of renowned missionary and humanitarian Albert Schweitzer in Africa. Franck was the only artist invited to draw all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome and for his efforts he was awarded a medal by Pope John X1 shortly before the pontiff's death.