Frederick Law Olmsted

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An American designer who planned Central Park and other city parks

proper noun

: Frederick Law Olmsted

The designs of Frederick Law Olmsted profoundly influenced urban park planning in America.

Examples

Frederick Law Olmsted was instrumental in shaping the landscape of Central Park in New York City.
Many American cities owe their iconic green spaces to the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted.
The famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted designed Central Park.
Did you know that Frederick Law Olmsted also designed Prospect Park?
Frederick Law Olmsted is celebrated as the landscape architect who transformed urban spaces, most notably designing Central Park in New York City.
The designs of Frederick Law Olmsted have greatly influenced modern landscaping and urban park planning across the United States.
Many cities owe their beautiful parks to the visionary work of Frederick Law Olmsted, who pioneered the concept of public green spaces.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Frederick + Law + Olmsted

This item is a personal name; knowing the individual words 'Frederick', 'Law', and 'Olmsted' does not enable a learner to infer the meaning 'United States landscape architect who designed Central Park'. Proper names are arbitrary labels rather than compositional expressions linking form to profession or biographical facts, so the meaning must be learned separately.

Etymology

Frederick Law Olmsted was a designer in the 1800s who imagined big, natural places inside busy cities — wide lawns, winding paths and groups of trees. He planned parks such as Central Park and helped create the idea of the 'public park', so his name now stands for the design of major city parks.