biography
pronunciation:
[voh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1824–95)
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| biography:
| Landscape designer and architect, born in London, UK. Emigrating at 25, he designed country houses and published Villas and Gardens (1852). A pioneer in the public parks movement, he joined (1857–72) Frederick Law Olmstead, and together they produced the winning design for New York City's Central Park. He later designed Ottawa's parliament grounds, which influenced Canadian landscape design. |
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