American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator (1822-1903).
Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner Calvert Vaux, beginning with Central Park in New York City, which led to numerous other urban park designs including Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Cadwalader Park in Trenton, New Jersey, and Forest Park in Portland, Oregon. Olmsted's projects encompassed comprehensive park systems, planned co
Abbreviations: Olmsted
Occupations: landscape architect, writer, journalist, impresario, businessperson, botanist, horticulturist, architect
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1822-04-26T00:00:00Z – 1903-08-28T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Hartford
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