Charles Edgar Dickinson

Charles Edgar Dickinson Jr.
Born(1908-08-12)August 12, 1908
Columbus, Ohio
DiedNovember 17, 1964(1964-11-17) (aged 56)
Jefferson City, Missouri
EducationOhio State University (BA, MS, PhD)
Occupation(s)Landscape architect, educator
SpouseEdith Waterman (or Edythe Watermann)

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]

Early life and education

Charles 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

He 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

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b c "Obituary for Charles Edgar Dickinson". The Times and Democrat. November 22, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.