Dr Edith Brooks Farnsworth (1903-1977)

Dr Edith Brooks Farnsworth

Birth

17 Nov 1903

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Death

5 Dec 1977 (aged 74)

Antella, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy

Burial

Graceland Cemetery

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Plot

Section E&F, Lot 103, Grave 9

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Dr. Edith Farnsworth was a kidney specialist who hired architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to build a modern, minimalist house in Plano Illinois.

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Parents

George James Farnsworth

1863–1941
Mary Alice Brooks Farnsworth

1869–1955

Siblings

Marion Farnsworth Carpenter

1899–1986
Richard Brooks Farnsworth

1910–1954

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1930 United States Federal Census
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New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

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Marion Farnsworth Carpenter

Richard Brooks Farnsworth

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