Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant | |
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| Born | August 2, 1754 Paris, France |
| Died | June 14, 1825 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery 38°52′52″N 77°04′20″W / 38.88111°N 77.07222°W |
| Monuments | L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C.; Freedom Plaza, Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | French and American |
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| Education | Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture |
| Occupation(s) | Military engineer, architect |
| Known for | L'Enfant Plan |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  Continental Army |
| Years of service | 1777–1783 |
| Rank | Brevet major |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers |
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Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant (French: [pjɛʁ ʃɑʁl lɑ̃fɑ̃]; August 2, 1754 – June 14, 1825) was a French-American artist, professor, and military engineer who in 1791 designed the baroque styled plan for Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. His work is known today as the L'Enfant Plan[1] which inspired plans for other world capitals such as Brasilia, New Delhi, and Canberra. In the United States, plans for Detroit, Indianapolis and Sacramento took inspiration from the plan for Washington, DC.[A] [3]
- ^ "Though today he is commonly referred by his French birth name, Pierre, L’Enfant referred to himself as “Peter,” the anglicized version of his name, after coming to America to fight in the Revolutionary War." Pierre L'Enfant, Washington Library, mountvernon.org
- ^ Farley, Reynolds; Danziger, Sheldon; Holzer, Harry J. (May 25, 2000). Detroit Divided (ebook). Russell Sage Foundation. p. 15. ISBN 9781610441988.
- ^ https://www.tclf.org/alexander-ralstons-1821-plan-indianapolis. [bare URL]
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