Burnham

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Burnham is a surname most notably associated with Daniel Burnham, the influential American architect and urban planner behind landmark projects like the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and the Plan of Chicago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect
architectural firm
family name
person
surname
urban plan
urban planner
world's fair
architecturalMovement City Beautiful movement
author Daniel Burnham
burialPlace Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
coAuthor Edward H. Bennett
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1846-09-04
dateOfDeath 1912-06-01
designedBuilding Flatiron Building
Reliance Building
Union Station (Washington Metro)
surface form: Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
designedPlanForCity Baguio
City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

Manila
employer Burnham and Root
familyName Burnham self-linksurface differs
famousQuotation Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.
founder Daniel Burnham
John Wellborn Root
fullName Daniel Burnham
surface form: Daniel Hudson Burnham
givenName Daniel
hasNotableBearer Daniel Burnham
influenced American city planning
knownFor Beaux-Arts influenced civic design
large-scale urban planning
languageOfOrigin English
location City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago

New York City
notableWork Plan of Chicago
World’s Columbian Exposition
surface form: World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
openingYear 1893
placeOfBirth Henderson, New York NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Heidelberg
surface form: Heidelberg, Germany
publicationPlace City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
publicationYear 1909
roleInWork Director of Works, World's Columbian Exposition
spouse Margaret Sherman NERFINISHED
usedInCountry United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

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Daniel Burnham familyName Burnham
Burnham familyName Burnham self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Daniel Burnham