Black, Russell Van Nest, 1893-1969

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Planner, landscape architect, civil engineer, author, teacher.

Russell Van Nest Black graduated from Cornell University in 1916, and later served as director of Bay Counties (San Francisco) Regional Plan, 1923; director of plans and surveys, Philadelphia Regional Plan, 1925-1929; vice president and president of the American Institute of Planners, 1933-1937; consultant to the New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia state planning boards; and consultant director to the New Jersey State Planning Board.

From the description of Russell Van Nest Black papers, 1919-1968. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64071678

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Birth 1893-01-12

Death 1969-09-10

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