architects

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Sometimes listed as David Fenton Michie Todd.

Sometimes listed as Paul Spencer Byard.

Biography

Giorgio Cavaglieri, architect and preservation activist, was born on August 11, 1911 in Venice, Italy. As a young man, he attended Milan Polytecnico, where he studied architecture and engineering. He graduated magna cum laude in 1932. Cavaglieri fought for Mussolini in the Ethiopian War, and he even utilized his talent to design airfields for the Italian army. However, in 1938, when Mussolini stripped Jews of their citizenship rights, he left Italy for America.

Sometimes listed as Harmon Hendricks Goldstone.

Biography

Geoffrey Platt was born in Cornish, New Hampshire in 1905. His father, Charles Adams Platt, was a renowned architect and landscape designer. He attended the St. Mark’s School and then Harvard College. He went on to receive a master’s degree in architecture from Columbia University, where he was schooled in the traditional style of design1.

• 1. Pace, Eric. "Geoffrey Platt is dead at 79; Led City Preservation Move," New York Times; July 15, 1985.

Biography

Arthur Cort Holden, architect, planner and poet, was born in New York City on November 29, 1890. He attended Princeton University, where he was elected the President of his class. He graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Literature. In 1915, he subsequently pursued degrees at Columbia University, receiving a Bachelor of Architecture and an A.M. in economics1.

• 1. Biographical Introduction to the finding aid for the Arthur Cort Holden Papers, 1845-1993 (bulk circa 1890-1993).