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Louis Sullivan

Louis Sullivan
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Louis Henry Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School.

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Who was born first?

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  1. Bal Gangadhar TilakJuly 23, 1856 – September 1, 1920
  2. George Bernard ShawJuly 26, 1856 – November 2, 1950
  3. Hendrik Petrus BerlageFebruary 21, 1856 – August 12, 1934
  4. John Singer SargentJanuary 12, 1856 – April 1925
  5. Louis Sullivan (this page)September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924
  6. Vernon LeeOctober 14, 1856 – February 13, 1935

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