Edward H. Bennett

Edward Herbert Bennett (1874–1954) was an architect and city planner best known for his co-authorship of the 1909 Plan of Chicago. Bennett was born in Bristol, England in 1874, and later moved to San Francisco with his family.[1] An employee ofRobert White, he was encouraged by famous architect Bernard Maybeck to pursue his education at the École des Beaux-Arts[1] in Paris, and was a student there [2] from 1895 to 1902, thanks to the generosity of Phoebe Apperson Hearst. The training and friendships he made at the École shaped his entire career.