John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner 

 The his recent biography of Mr. Nolen, R. Bruce Stephenson describes the importance of Mr. Nolen’s career and his influence in shaping the planning and urban design professions. 

From Amazon…“John Nolen (1869–1937) was the first American to identify himself exclusively as a town and city planner. In 1903, at the age of thirty-four, he enrolled in the new Harvard University program in landscape architecture, studying under Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Arthur Shurcliff. Two years later, he opened his own office in Harvard Square.