Daniel Burnham

Daniel Burnham

male, deceased (1912)
buried at Graceland Cemetery American urban planner Urban planner flatiron building American from Chicago
Daniel Hudson Burnham (September 4, 1846 - June 1, 1912) was an American architect and urban planner. He was the Director of Works for the World's... More
Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted

male, deceased (1903)
American urban planner Cornell University architect united states capitol landscape architect central park
Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 - August 28, 1903) was a American landscape architect, famous for designing many well-known urban parks,... More
Erik Larson

Erik Larson

male, 54 years old
University of Pennsylvania Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Wall Street Journal Lethal Passage The Story of a Gun The Bucks County Courier Times World's Columbian Exposition
Erik Larson (born January 1, 1954) is an American author. He has written "Isaac's Storm" (1999), about the experiences of Isaac Cline during the... More
Henry Ford

Henry Ford

male, deceased (1894)
1871 Great Chicago Fire Great Fire Chicago World's Fair mission Spanish missions in California World's Columbian Exposition
Henry Chapman Ford (1828-1894) was an American illustrator born in Livonia, New York. He studied art in Paris and Florence late in the 1850s.... More
Little Egypt

Little Egypt

female
Succès de scandale dancer Ashea Wabe Farida Mazar Spyropoulos World's Columbian Exposition fatima
Little Egypt was the stage name for two popular exotic dancers. They had so many imitators, the name became synonymous with exotic dancers... More
John G. Shedd

John G. Shedd

male, deceased (1926)
philanthropist art institute of chicago American from Chicago shedd aquarium Business Person
John Graves Shedd (July 20, 1850 - October 22, 1926) was the second president and chairman of the board of Marshall Field & Company. Born on a New... More
John Wellborn Root

John Wellborn Root

male, deceased (1891)
buried at Graceland Cemetery World's Columbian Exposition architect chicago school grand central station American
John Wellborn Root was a significant American architect who worked out of Chicago with Daniel Burnham. He was one of the founders of the Chicago... More
Sol Bloom

Sol Bloom

male, deceased (1949)
from New York Polish-American Jewish American polish Jewish person politician
Sol Bloom was an entertainment and popular music entrepreneur who billed himself as "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" and served for many years in the... More
George B. Post

George B. Post

male, deceased (1913)
George Browne Post Beaux-Arts architecture new york stock exchange American bowling green World's Columbian Exposition
George Browne Post (December 15, 1837 - November 28, 1913) was an American architect trained in the Beaux-Arts tradition. Post was a student of... More
Bertha Palmer

Bertha Palmer

female, deceased (1918)
buried at Graceland Cemetery World's Columbian Exposition Art collector from Chicago Bertha Honoré kindergartens
Bertha Palmer was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. Born Bertha Honoré in Louisville, Kentucky, her father was businessman H... More