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Also known as Sir Ebenezer Howard, E. Howard

British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928)

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Ebenezer Howard was a British architect, urban planner, landscape architect, and Esperantist. Born in the City of London in 1850, he died in Welwyn Garden City in 1928. He was a citizen of the United Kingdom and spoke and wrote in English and Esperanto. His professional fields included urban planning and landscape architecture.

Howard received the awards of Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His notable works include *Garden Cities of To-Morrow* and *Foundations in Urban Planning*. He also authored *Ciudades Jardín del mañana*. He was an Esperantist and wrote in the English language.

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Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • Foundations in Urban Planning - Ebenezer Howard
  • Garden Cities of To-Morrow
  • Ciudades Jardín del mañana
  • Ciudades Jardín del mañana
  • Garden Cities of To-Morrow : Afterword

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1946-01-14
germangermanypopschlagersouth africa

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
20
Total plays
1,185

Tags

stenographymagnetologypastoral futurismmilkmanshiptown planning

Ebenezer Howard was and influential town planner, stenographer, magnetologist and milkman, inspiring the design of Letchworth and Welwyn, the first two Garden Cities. However, Howard also worked extensively in the field of experimental composition towards the end of his life, producing some early masterpieces of electronic music, including "Garden City : A Musical Path to Real Reform" and "The Magnets Suite" which have only recently been fully uncovered <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ebeneze

via Last.fm · Ebenezer Howard