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1857–1947, American architect, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. The 45-story Singer Building in New York City, which ...
(Lancelot Brown), 1715–83, English landscape gardener, b. Kirkharle, Northumberland. The leading landscape gardener of his time, he is known for des...
(h s ´ b n ´t ch r-r g ´rä) (KEY) , 1665–1725, Spanish architect and sculptor. A native of Madrid, he won fame for his design (1689) of the gre...
(Sidney Fiske Kimball), 1888–1955, American architect and writer, b. Newton, Mass. He was professor of architecture and fine arts at the Univ. of Mi...
(b nd l r´) (KEY) , 1840–1914, American anthropologist and historian, b. Bern, Switzerland. He was a disciple of Lewis Henry Morgan. An expert on S...
1889–1956, American historian of architecture, b. New York City. He was librarian of the Avery Library, Columbia Univ. (1934–45), and professor of...