Pierre Charles L'Enfant

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1754 - 1825

Occupation

Architect

Description

Architect and civil engineer who laid out the original plans for the streets of Washington, DC as capital of the United States. Staff member to George Washington during the revolutionary war. Professor of engineering at West Point (1813-1817).

See Also

• LGBTQ Architects
• LGBTQ Engineers

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-pierre-lenfant-and-washington-dc-39487784/
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Charles-LEnfant

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