What is Daniel Burnham?
[[File:Daniel Burnham c1890.jpeg|thumb|right|180px|Burnham in c. 1890]] '''Daniel Hudson Burnham''' (September 4, 1846 &ndash; June 1, 1912) was an [[Americans|American]] architect and urban designer. Burnham helped create buildings or streets in [[Washington, D.C.]], in [[New York City]], and in his hometown of [[Chicago]]. He helped create [[Navy Pier]]. Burnham was born on September 4, 1846 in [[Henderson, New York|Henderson]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web | author=Jameson, D | url=http://www.architechgallery.com/arch_info/artists_pages/daniel_burnham_bio.html | title=Daniel Hudson Burnham | work=Artists Represented | access-date=December 14, 2005 | archive-date=December 16, 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216231243/http://www.architechgallery.com/arch_info/artists_pages/daniel_burnham_bio.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was raised in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He was rejected from [[Yale University]] and at [[Harvard University]]. Burnham was married to Margaret Sherman from 1876 until his death in 1912. They had two children. Burnham died on June 1, 1912 in [[Heidelberg]], [[Germany]] from [[diabetes]], aged 65. He was buried in [[Graceland Cemetery]] in [[Uptown, Chicago]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} {{wikiquote}} *[http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at The Art Institute of Chicago] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504094918/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/ |date=2012-05-04 }} *[http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/subject/burnham.html Burnham, Beaux-Arts, Plan of Chicago, & Fairs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226095720/http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/subject/burnham.html |date=2008-12-26 }} * [http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/178161-1/Erik+Larson.aspx ''Booknotes'' interview with Erik Larson on ''The Devil in the White City'', September 14, 2003.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2011102905