Andrew Jackson Downing
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Andrew Jackson Downing was a pioneering 19th-century American landscape designer and writer who helped shape the principles of landscape architecture and suburban garden design in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrew Jackson Downing canonical | 24 |
| A. J. Downing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Andrew Jackson Downing Context triple: [Calvert Vaux, collaboratedWith, Andrew Jackson Downing]
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Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was a pioneering 19th-century American landscape architect best known for designing major urban parks such as New York City's Central Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace.
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Calvert Vaux
Calvert Vaux was a 19th-century British-American architect and landscape designer best known for co-designing New York City's Central Park and contributing to many of its major public buildings and spaces.
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Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt was a pioneering 19th-century American architect who helped introduce Beaux-Arts principles to the United States and designed many prominent public buildings and grand residences.
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Robert Mills
Robert Mills was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing major public monuments and buildings in the early United States.
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Jacob Wrey Mould
Jacob Wrey Mould was a 19th-century British-born architect and designer known for his ornate, polychromatic work on major New York City landmarks, including parts of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Andrew Jackson Downing Target entity description: Andrew Jackson Downing was a pioneering 19th-century American landscape designer and writer who helped shape the principles of landscape architecture and suburban garden design in the United States.
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A.
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was a pioneering 19th-century American landscape architect best known for designing major urban parks such as New York City's Central Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace.
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B.
Calvert Vaux
Calvert Vaux was a 19th-century British-American architect and landscape designer best known for co-designing New York City's Central Park and contributing to many of its major public buildings and spaces.
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C.
Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt was a pioneering 19th-century American architect who helped introduce Beaux-Arts principles to the United States and designed many prominent public buildings and grand residences.
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D.
Robert Mills
Robert Mills was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing major public monuments and buildings in the early United States.
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E.
Jacob Wrey Mould
Jacob Wrey Mould was a 19th-century British-born architect and designer known for his ornate, polychromatic work on major New York City landmarks, including parts of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural theorist
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author ⓘ horticulturist ⓘ landscape designer ⓘ person ⓘ pioneer of American landscape architecture ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| advocated |
creation of large urban parks for public use
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integration of houses and surrounding landscapes ⓘ use of native trees and plants in American landscapes ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | steamboat accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfBirth | 1815-10-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1852-07-28 ⓘ |
| employer | The Horticulturist ⓘ |
| familyName | Downing ⓘ |
| father | Samuel Downing ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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horticulture ⓘ landscape design ⓘ suburban planning ⓘ |
| fullName | Andrew Jackson Downing self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
architectural writing
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gardening literature ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| helpedShape |
principles of landscape architecture in the United States
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principles of suburban garden design in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
Calvert Vaux
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Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating public parks and rural cemeteries
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popularizing landscape gardening in the United States ⓘ promoting the picturesque style in architecture and landscapes ⓘ shaping principles of American suburban garden design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| mother | Eunice Bridge Downing ⓘ |
| movement |
American Romanticism in landscape design
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picturesque movement ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening
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Cottage Residences ⓘ The Architecture of Country Houses ⓘ |
| occupation |
architectural critic
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editor ⓘ horticulturist ⓘ landscape designer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newburgh, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Yonkers, New York ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor of The Horticulturist ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence | Newburgh, New York ⓘ |
| sibling | Charles Downing ⓘ |
| spouse | Caroline Elizabeth DeWint ⓘ |
| startTime | 1846 ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | New York ⓘ |
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