Charles Edgar Dickinson

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Charles Edgar Dickinson Jr.
Born(1908-08-12)August 12, 1908
DiedNovember 17, 1964(1964-11-17) (aged 56)
Education Ohio State University (BA, MS, PhD)
Occupation(s)Landscape architect, educator
SpouseEdith Waterman (or Edythe Watermann)

Charles Edgar Dickinson Jr. (August 12, 1908 – November 17, 1964) was an American landscape architect and educator. [1] [2] He was the first Black member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). [3]

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Early life and education

Charles Edgar Dickinson Jr. was born on August 12, 1908, in Columbus, Ohio. [4] He attended public school in Columbus. [4]

Dickinson attended Ohio State University, where he received a bachelor of landscape architecture degree (1930), a master's of science degree (1945), and a doctor of philosophy. [1] [4]

He was married to Edith Waterman (or Edythe Watermann), and they did not have children. [2] [4]

Career

He worked as a landscape architect and professor at Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina. [4] This was followed by work teaching at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) from 1931 to 1932; and teaching at South Carolina State University from 1934 to 1940. [4]

Dickinson's longest teaching and landscaping tenure was at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, from December 1940 until November 1964. [4] He collaborated with architect Louis Edwin Fry Sr. on the landscape architecture for the Page Library at Lincoln University. [4]

He died of a heart attack on November 17, 1964, in Missouri. [2] Dickinson's profile was included in the biographical dictionary African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865–1945 (2004).

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References

  1. 1 2 Directory of Fellowship Awards for the Years 1922-1950. General Education Board (New York, N.Y.). General Education Board. 1952. p. 54 via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Obituary for Charles Edgar Dickinson". The Times and Democrat . November 22, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved July 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Holt, Amy (February 10, 2023). "Planting Your Path: Abra Lee and Black America's Legacy in Ornamental Horticulture". Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wilson, Dreck Spurlock (March 1, 2004). African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945. Routledge. p. 220. ISBN   978-1-135-95628-8.