1822
Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park (died 1903)
Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park (died 1903)
Frederick Law Olmsted
American landscape architect (1822–1903)
- Born
- 1822
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner Calvert Vaux, beginning with Central Park in New York City, which led to numerous other urban park designs including Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Cadwalader Park in Trenton, New Jersey, and Forest Park in Portland, Oregon.