Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.

Architect

1870 – 1957

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Who was Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.?

Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. was an American landscape architect who is best known for his wildlife conservation efforts. He had a lifetime commitment to national parks, and worked on projects in Acadia, the Everglades and Yosemite National Park. Olmsted Point in Yosemite and Olmsted Island at Great Falls of the Potomac River in Maryland are named after him. He and his brother John C. Olmsted created Olmsted Brothers as a successor firm to their father's.

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Born
Jul 24, 1870
Staten Island
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Harvard University
Died
Dec 25, 1957
Hartford

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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