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- NAME: Frederick Law Olmsted
- OCCUPATION: Architect, Writer
- BIRTH DATE: April 26, 1822
- DEATH DATE: August 28, 1903
- EDUCATION: Yale University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Hartford, Connecticut
- PLACE OF DEATH: Waverly, Massachusetts
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Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted helped design many U.S. public parks. His first project was Central Park in New York City.
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