Background
Peterson, Jon A. was born on September 21, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Alvah and Helen (Hoff) Peterson.
( This long-awaited book by Jon A. Peterson presents a sw...)
This long-awaited book by Jon A. Peterson presents a sweeping narrative history of the origins of city planning in the United States, from its nineteenth-century antecedents to its flowering in the early twentieth century. Deeply researched, well-written, and engaging, the text is supplemented by an outstanding selection of historic plans, illustrations, and photographs. Topics covered in detail include the McMillan Plan for Washington, D.C. (the first comprehensive plan for an American city), the City Beautiful movement, the major planners―Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., Charles Mulford Robinson, John Nolen, and others―who led the planning movement; the ascendancy of a generalist approach to the shaping of the physical city, the role of the Progressive Era reform, and the emergence of city planning as a novel field of public endeavor. This book will appeal to students and scholars in urban studies, community planning, American history (the Guilded Age and Progressive Era), American studies, architectural and landscape history, as well as environmental and planning history, including practicing professionals in related fields.
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Peterson, Jon A. was born on September 21, 1935 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Alvah and Helen (Hoff) Peterson.
Bachelor in History, Swathmore College, 1957. Master of Arts in American History, Ohio State University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in American History, Harvard University, 1967.
Lecturer history Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, 1966—1967, assistant professor history, 1967—1981, associate professor history, 1982—2001, professor history, since 2002, professor emeritus, since 2005. Chair department history Queens College City University of New York, Flushing, New York, 1990—1994, graduate advisor department history, New York, 2000—2003.
( This long-awaited book by Jon A. Peterson presents a sw...)
Member of OAH, American Heart Association, Society Architectural History (Spiro Kostof award 2005), Society for American City and Regional Planning History, Urban History Association.
Married Mary Jane Eaker, August 31, 1963. Children: Sarah, Andrew.