Charles Eliot (landscape architect)
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Charles Eliot (November 1, 1859 – March 25, 1897) was an American landscape architect. Known for pioneering principles of regional planning, naturalistic systems approach to landscape architecture, and laying the groundwork for conservancies across the world. Instrumental in the formation of The Trustees of Reservations, the world's first land trust, playing a central role in shaping the Boston Metropolitan Park System, designing a number of public and private landscapes, and wrote prolifically on a variety of topics.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Born | (1859-11-01)November 1, 1859 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | March 25, 1897(1897-03-25) (aged 37) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
Education | Harvard University |
Occupation | Landscape architect |
Known for | Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston, The Trustees of Reservations |
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Mary Yale Pitkin (m. 1886) |
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Family | Eliot family |
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