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Frederick Law Olmsted Engraving of Frederick Law Olmsted 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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Frederick Law Olmsted (born April 26, 1822, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.—died August 28, 1903, Waverly, Massachusetts) 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,...

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