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  1. Daniel Burnham
    Daniel BurnhamAmerican architect
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  2. BornDaniel Hudson Burnham · September 4, 1846 · Henderson, New York, US
    DiedJune 1, 1912 (aged 65) · Heidelberg, German Empire
    OccupationArchitect
    Overview

    Daniel Hudson Burnham FAIA (September 4, 1846 – June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban designer. A proponent of the Beaux-Arts movement, he may have been "the most successful power broker the American a… See more

    Early life

    Burnham was born in Henderson, New York, the son of Elizabeth Keith (Weeks) and Edwin Arnold Burnham. He was raised in the teachings of the Swedenborgian, also called "The New Church" which ingrained in him the str… See more

    Career

    At age 26, Burnham moved on to the Chicago offices of Carter, Drake and Wight where he met future business partner John Wellborn Root, who was 21 and four years younger than Burnham. The two became friends and … See more

    Influence

    In his career after the fair, Burnham became one of the country's most prominent advocates for the Beaux-Arts movement as well as the revival of Neo-classical architecture which began with the fair. Much o… See more

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