city planner Joseph Ellicott
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City planner Joseph Ellicott was an early 19th-century American surveyor and urban designer best known for laying out the radial street plan of Buffalo, New York, and helping shape the development of western New York.
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| city planner Joseph Ellicott canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
city planner
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human ⓘ surveyor ⓘ urban planner ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1760-11-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1826-08-19 ⓘ |
| describedAtURL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ellicott_(surveyor) ⓘ |
| designed | original street plan of Buffalo, New York ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Quaker schools in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer | Holland Land Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ellicott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
land surveying
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real estate development ⓘ urban design ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
settlement patterns in western New York
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urban development of Buffalo, New York ⓘ |
| honorificEponym |
Ellicott Square Building (name origin)
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Ellicott Street in Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | L’Enfant’s plan for Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
laying out the street plan of Buffalo, New York
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planning and promoting development of western New York ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
radial street plan of Buffalo, New York
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survey of western New York for the Holland Land Company ⓘ |
| occupation |
city planner
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judge ⓘ land agent ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| participantIn | survey of the Holland Purchase in western New York ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bucks County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief surveyor for the Holland Land Company
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resident agent of the Holland Land Company in western New York ⓘ |
| religion | Quakerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Batavia, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Andrew Ellicott
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Benjamin Ellicott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantProject |
layout of Buffalo’s radial street system centered on Niagara Square
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platting of towns across the Holland Purchase ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Batavia, New York
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Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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