Charles Eliot (landscape architect)

Charles Eliot
Charles Eliot
Born	November 1, 1859; Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 25, 1897 (aged 37); Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery
Education	Harvard University
Occupation	Landscape architect
Known for	Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston, The Trustees of Reservations
Spouse	Mary Yale Pitkin (m. 1886)
Parent	Charles William Eliot (father);
Relatives	Samuel A. Eliot (brother); Ephraim Peabody (grandfather); Charles Eliot Norton (cousin); Robert Swain Peabody (uncle); Francis Greenwood Peabody (uncle);
Family	Eliot family

Charles Eliot (November 1, 1859 – March 25, 1897) was an American landscape architect. Known for pioneering principles of regional planning, naturalistic systems approach to landscape architecture, and laying the groundwork for conservancies across the world. Instrumental in the formation of The Trustees of Reservations, the world's first land trust, playing a central role in shaping the Boston Metropolitan Park System, designing a number of public and private landscapes, and wrote prolifically on a variety of topics.

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