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Olmsted, Frederick Law
Olmsted, Frederick Law Frederick Law Olmsted, engraving by T. Johnson from a photograph by James Notman, in The Century magazine, October 1893.

Frederick Law Olmsted

American landscape architect
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April 26, 1822, Hartford, Conn., U.S.
Died:
Aug. 28, 1903, Brookline, Mass. (aged 81)

Frederick Law Olmsted (born April 26, 1822, Hartford, Conn., U.S.—died Aug. 28, 1903, Brookline, Mass.) was an American landscape architect who designed a succession of outstanding public parks, beginning with Central Park in New York City. When Olmsted was 14 years old, sumac poisoning seriously affected his eyesight and limited his education. As an apprentice topographic engineer for a brief period, he received the fundamental skills needed for his later career. In 1842 and 1847, his sight having improved, Olmsted attended lectures in science and engineering at Yale University. For a time he was interested in scientific farming, which he ...(100 of 508 words)

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