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Louis Sullivan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Louis Henry Sullivan, Louis Henri Sullivan, Louis H. Sullivan, Henry Sullivan, Louis. Sullivan, Louis-Henry Sullivan
American architect (1856-1924)
Louis Sullivan was an American architect who lived from 1856 to 1924 and is considered a pioneer of modern skyscraper design. He matters because he developed innovative architectural approaches that influenced how tall buildings were designed and shaped American cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Family name
- Sullivan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- designer
- Educated at
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Holy Trinity Cathedral
- Student of
- Frank Furness
- Movement
- Chicago School
- Image
- Louis Sullivan circa 1895.jpg
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- Commons category
- Louis Sullivan
- date of death
- 1924-04-14
- date of birth
- 1856-09-03
- place of burial
- Graceland Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Louis Sullivan
- Commons Creator page
- Louis Sullivan
- student
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- has works in the collection
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- archives at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) 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. Along with Wright and Henry Hobson Richardson, Sullivan is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture." The phrase "form follows function" is attributed to him; it encapsulated earlier theories of architecture and he applied them to the modern age of the skyscraper. In 1944, Sullivan was the second architect to posthumously receive the AIA Gold Medal.
Early life and career
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