Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (July 24 1870 – December 25 1957) 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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award
Pugsley Medal
birth date
1870-04-26, 1870-07-24
birth place
Staten Island, United States, New York
death date
1957-12-25
death place
Malibu California
significant building
Biltmore Estate
significant project
Rock Creek Park, White House, National Mall, Lake Wales Florida, Jefferson Memorial, Forest Hills Gardens Queens
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