James Sturgis Pray

James Sturgis Pray
Pray circa 1915
Born (1871-02-26)February 26, 1871
Boston, Massachusetts
Died February 24, 1929(1929-02-24) (aged 57)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Education Harvard University (1898)
Spouse(s) Florence Mabel Nichols
Children Benjamin Sturgis Pray

James Sturgis Pray (February 26, 1871 - February 24, 1929), was president of the American Society of Landscape Artists. He was chairman of the School of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University.[1]

Biography

James Sturgis Pray was born on February 26, 1871 in Boston, Massachusetts.

He graduated from Harvard University in 1898. From 1898 to 1903, he worked for the Olmsted Brothers. He married Florence Mabel Nichols (born 1873) on October 30, 1901 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and had a son, Benjamin Sturgis Pray (born 1904).[2]

In 1908, he succeeded Frederick Law Olmsted as chairman of the School of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University.[3]

He died on February 24, 1929 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

References

  1. ↑ "James Sturgis Pray". Harvard Crimson. February 25, 1929. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  2. ↑ "Harvard Professor's Son Gets the Toparian Club Trophy Cup". New York Times. January 13, 1928. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  3. ↑ "James Sturgis Pray". Landscape Architecture. October 1, 1914. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
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