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Daniel Burnham

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Profession
Architect
Died
Jun 1, 1912
Zodiac
Virgo
Born in
NY
About
Influential 19th-century urban designer who helped to shape the face of Chicago, Manila, and Baguio. He gained international recognition as the Director of Works for the World's Colombian Exposition. He designed New York City's Flatiron Building and Washington D.C.'s Union Station.
Family
His parents raised him in the Swedenborgian Church of New Jerusalem. He married Margaret Sherman on January 20, 1876; the couple had two sons, Daniel Jr. and Hubert.

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