Charles Eliot
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Charles Eliot was a prominent American landscape architect of the late 19th century, known for his influential work in urban park and parkway design around Boston.
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
American
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landscape architect → person → |
| advocated |
creation of state park commissions
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protection of natural scenery near cities → |
| burialPlace |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| causeOfDeath |
spinal meningitis
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1859-11-01
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| dateOfDeath |
1897-03-25
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| designed |
Blue Hills Reservation (Greater Boston)
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Middlesex Fells Reservation (Greater Boston) → Revere Beach Reservation (Greater Boston) → parkways in the Boston metropolitan area → |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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| employer |
Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot
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| era |
late 19th century
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| familyName |
Eliot
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| father |
Charles William Eliot
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| fatherOccupation |
president of Harvard University
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| fieldOfWork |
landscape architecture
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parkway design → urban park design → |
| genre |
conservation advocacy writings
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landscape planning reports → |
| givenName |
Charles
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| heritage |
New England Brahmin
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| influenced |
development of regional park systems in the United States
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| influencedBy |
Frederick Law Olmsted
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| knownFor |
parkway planning around Boston
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urban park design around Boston → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
American Society of Landscape Architects
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| notableIdea |
public ownership of scenic reservations
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regional metropolitan park systems → |
| notableStudentOrAssociate |
landscape architects of the Olmsted firm
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| notableWork |
design of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
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| occupation |
landscape architect
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| placeOfActivity |
Boston, Massachusetts
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New England → |
| placeOfBirth |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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| positionHeld |
partner at Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Cambridge, Massachusetts → |
| workedWith |
Frederick Law Olmsted
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John Charles Olmsted → |
Referenced by (3)
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Revere Beach Parkway
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designedBy |
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The Trustees of Reservations
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foundedBy |
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Greater Boston parkway system
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partlyDesignedBy |