American Landscape Architect. The son of Dr. John Hull Olmsted and Mary Cleveland Perkins. He was no stranger to tragedy, as he lost his father early on within his childhood to tuberculosis. And was taken in by his well known uncle Frederick Law Olmsted which adopted him. They moved around

from their home within central park, they went to Washington D.C, then later to Sierra, Nevada. After his graduation from Yale's Sheffield Scientific School he began his career as a member of the Olmsted Brothers. He was very skilled within art, engineering and photography. He designed landscapes for university campuses, as well as state capital buildings and city parks just to name a few. He was a senior partner of the firm during 1898 through 1920. He was a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects in the year 1899, as well as he was their very first president.

Birthdate: September 14, 1852

Birthplace: Vandeuvre, Geneva, Switzerland

∼Stepson of Frederick Law Olmsted.

as his father died early on within his childhood from tuberculosis. The young Olmsted was adopted by his Uncle Frederick Law Olmsted, who was known for having designed Central Park in New York City. In time, they moved from their home in Central Park to Washington, D.C., and later to Sierra, Nevada. After graduating from Yale's Sheffield Scientific School, John Olmsted began his career with the Olmsted Brothers firm.∼John Charles Olmsted the nephew and adopted son of Frederick Law Olmsted, was an American landscape architect. With his brother, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., he founded Olmsted Brothers, a landscape design firm in Brookline, Massachusetts. The firm is famous for designing many urban parks, college campuses, and other public places. John Olmsted's body of work from over 40 years as a landscape architect has left its mark on the American urban landscape.