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]
Charles Edgar Dickinson Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1908 |
| Died | November 17, 1964 (aged 56) |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA, MS, PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Landscape architect, educator |
| Spouse | Edith Waterman (or Edythe Watermann) |
Early life and education
editCharles 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
editHe 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).
References
edit- ^ a b 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) - ^ a b c "Obituary for Charles Edgar Dickinson". The Times and Democrat. November 22, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wilson, Dreck Spurlock (March 1, 2004). African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945. Routledge. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-135-95628-8.