John Friedmann

male
University of Chicago, Urban planning theorist, Professor John Friedmann, Catholic University of Chile, University of Dortmund, Urban Planning…urbanization
Professor John Friedmann (b. 1926, Vienna, Austria) is an Honorary Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at University of...
Peter Calthorpe

Peter Calthorpe

male
Solar building designer, Urban Planning, American urban planner, architect, urbanization, Yale University
Peter Calthorpe has been named one of twenty five "innovators on the cutting edge" by "Newsweek" magazine for his work redefining the models of...
Josiah Strong

Josiah Strong

male, deceased (1916)
English, Protestant, anglo-saxon, immigration, socialism, mormonism…urbanization
Josiah Strong (1847-1916) was a Protestant clergyman and author. He was a founder of the Social Gospel movement that sought to apply Protestant...
George Miller Beard

George Miller Beard

male, deceased (1883)
American, American Civil War surgeon, Neurologist, medical school, neurology, surgeon…urbanization
George Miller Beard (May 8, 1839-January 23, 1883) was a U.S. neurologist who coined the term neurasthenia in 1869. Dr. Beard was born in...
Theodor Fritsch

Theodor Fritsch

male, deceased (1933)
catechism, Political scientist, The Handbook of the Jewish Question, antisemite, Political parties, volk…urbanization
Theodor Fritsch (1852 - 1933) was a German antisemite whose views did much to influence popular German opinion against Jews in the late 19th and...
Frank Julian Sprague

Frank Julian Sprague

male, deceased (1934)
National Inventors Hall of Fame, Skyscraper, electric railways, Elevator, American, electric elevators…urbanization
Frank Julian Sprague (1857-1934) was an American naval officer and inventor who contributed to the development of the electric motor, electric...

Gildo Massó

male, deceased (2007)
University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, cayey, hardware store, ponce, caguas…urbanization
Gildo Massó González, born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, was the founder and CEO of Masso Enterprises and also the developer of the concept of "b...
Daniel Gottlob Moritz Schreber

Daniel Gottlob Moritz Schreber

male, deceased (1861)
German, physician, sanatorium, industrial revolution, University of Leipzig, Health…urbanization
Daniel Gottlob Moritz Schreber was a German physician and university teacher at University of Leipzig. In 1844, he became director of the Leipzig...

Carol Telbisz

male, deceased (1914)
baron, western europe, austria-hungary, transport, Austro-Hungarian politician, Bulgarian nobility…urbanization
Carol Telbisz (1853-14 July 1914) was an Austro-Hungarian public figure of Banat Bulgarian origin and a long-time mayor of Temesvár (modern T...

Peter Calthorpe

male
speaker, founder of the Congress, Regional Growth and Urban Design, guest, newsweek magazine, president…urbanization
Peter Calthorpe has been named one of twenty five "innovators on the cutting edge" by Newsweek Magazine for his work redefining the models of urban...