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Ian McHarg

Scottish landscape architect
Person human Q3089963

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
November 20, 1920
Date of death
March 5, 2001
Place of birth
Clydebank
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7][8]
Occupation
architect, landscape architect, university teacher
Employer
University of Pennsylvania[10]
Field of work
architecture[9]
Educated at
Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Design[11][12]
Award received
Japan Prize, National Medal of Arts[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[20]
Family name
McHarg[16]
Given name
Ian[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
GSD Public Programs[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ian L. McHarg en Ian McHarg ar يان ماك هارغ fa یان مک‌هارگ fa یان مک هارگ fr Ian L. McHarg ja イアン・L・マクハーグ ja イアン・マクハーグ ko 이만 맥하그 pl Ian L. McHarg zh 英·瑪哈
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000063080387
VIAF cluster ID
71492079
Library of Congress authority ID
n85073361
GND ID
132940329
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ian McHarg PBS 1969.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM person/group ID
33012
Artists of the World ID
40184315
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12475808r
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Ian-McHarg
FAST ID
155361
Freebase ID
/m/07x2zz
Geni.com profile ID
6000000017724570086
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ian_L._McHarg
IdRef ID
033953732
NDL Authority ID
00514936
NE.se ID
ian-mcharg
NL CR AUT ID
mub2012724875
NUKAT ID
n2014130495
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007280721105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000170024
National Medal of Arts winner ID
ian-mcharg
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069286701
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100144417
Prabook ID
607952
SHARE Catalogue author ID
36959
SNAC ARK ID
w6m07s9m
Tabakalera ID
70677
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10569712
Union List of Artist Names ID
500080573
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/cf693b7f-903d-4f42-88b8-0efb0a5e1878

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
architect, landscape architect, university teacher
Award received 2
Japan Prize, National Medal of Arts
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at 2
Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Employer 1
University of Pennsylvania
Field of work 1
architecture
Given name 1
Ian
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Clydebank
Sex or gender 1
male
← Architect 1
Pardisan Park
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Summary

Born in Clydebank[1], he… he was born on November 20, 1920[2]. He died on March 5, 2001[3]. He worked as an architect[4], landscape architect[5], and university teacher[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[11], a private university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1636[23], headquartered in Cambridge[24] and Harvard Graduate School of Design[12], a graduate school[25], in United States[26], founded in 1936[27], headquartered in Cambridge[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Japan Prize[13], a science award[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1985[31] and National Medal of Arts[14], a medallion[32], in United States[33], founded in 1984[34].

FAQs

Where was Ian McHarg born?

Ian McHarg's place of birth was Clydebank[1].

What did Ian McHarg do for work?

Ian McHarg worked as architect[4], landscape architect[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Ian McHarg go to school?

Ian McHarg was educated at Harvard University[11] and Harvard Graduate School of Design[12].

What awards did Ian McHarg receive?

Honors received include Japan Prize[13] and National Medal of Arts[14].

Related Entities

United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  14. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Educated at → Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Design
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