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Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.

American landscape architect, as was his eponymous son. Designer of New York's Central Park and others.

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American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator (1822-1903)

Born 1822
Died 1903

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  • Cover of: Forty years of landscape architecture: Central Park

    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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    First published in 2002 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Landscape into cityscape; Frederick Law Olmsted's plans for a greater New York City. Edited with an introductory essay and notes by Albert Fein.

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1863 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2021 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1879 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Frederick Law Olmsted: essential texts

    First published in 2010 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2009 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Writings on landscape, culture, and society

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2007 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A consideration of the justifying value of a public park

    First published in 1881 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Frederick Law Olmsted, professional papers

    First published in 1922 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Description of a plan for the improvement of the Central park

    First published in 1858 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.

American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator (1822-1903)

Born 1822
Died 1903

Subjects

Description and travel, Olmsted, frederick law, 1822-1903, Slavery, History, Parks, Economic conditions, Cotton growing, Landscape architecture, Travel, City planning, Correspondence, Biography, Slavery, united states, Landscape architects, United States Sanitary Commission, Southern states, description and travel, Southern states, economic conditions, Peninsular Campaign, 1862, Agriculture, Agriculture, great britain, Economic history, England, description and travel, Gold discoveries, Gold mines and mining, Hospitals

Places

United States, Southern States, Central Park (New York, N.Y.), California, N.Y.) Central Park (New York, New York, New York (State), Texas, Mississippi River Valley, New York (N.Y.), Québec (Province), Virginia, Austin, Chicago, Eagle Pass, England, Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.), Houston, Illinois, Mariposa, Mariposa (Calif.), Montréal, Montréal (Québec), Mount Royal (Québec), Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)

People

Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), Frederick Law Olmsted (1870-1957), A. H. Green (1820-1903), Calvert Vaux (1824-1895), Carl Schurz (1829-1906), Charles A. Dana (1819-1897), Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908), Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909), Charles Loring Brace (1826-1890), Charles N. Riotte, Clarence King (1842-1901), Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912), Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909), Edwin Lawrence Godkin (1831-1902), Frederick John Kingsbury (1823-1910), Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903,), Frederick Newman Knapp (1821-1889), George E. Waring (1833-1898), George Templeton Strong (1820-1875), George Washington Vanderbilt (1862-1914), George William Curtis (1824-1892), H. H. Richardson (1838-1886), H. W. S. Cleveland (1814-1900), Henry Villard (1835-1900), Henry W. Bellows (1814-1882)

Time

19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1775-1865, 1800-1900, 1848-1869, 1850-1860, 18th century, Meiguo, Revolution, 1775-1783

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Alternative names

  • Frederick Law Olmsted
  • Frederick Law Olmsted, comp.
  • FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED
  • Frederick Law Olmsted, 1822-1903
  • Frederick Law 1822-1903 Olmsted
  • Frederick Law] [Olmsted
  • Frederick Law Olmsted Olmsted
  • F. L. Olmsted

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