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American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator (1822-1903)

Also known as: Frederick Law Olmstead, Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., Frederick Law, Sr. Olmsted, Frederick Olmsted, Olmsted, Фредерик Ло Олмстед

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