# Edmund Bacon

> Edmund Norwood Bacon was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author. During his tenure as the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970, his visions shaped today's Philadelphia, the city of his birth, to the extent that he is sometimes described as "The Father of Modern Philadelphia". He authored the seminal urban planning book Design of Cities. He was the father of actor Kevin Bacon.

*American urban planner and architect (1910–2005)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/edmund-bacon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Architect
- **Category:** Architects
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1910-05-02
- **Died:** 2005-10-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- [ادموند بيكون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Edmund Bacon](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Bacon)
- [Edmund Bacon (architect)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Bacon_(architect))
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- [エドモンド・ベーコン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1285964)

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