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Robert Moses
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Robert Moses (1888–1981) was an American architect, engineer, and urban planner who worked in New York City. An independent politician, he was educated at Yale University, Wadham College, and Columbia University. His professional fields included architecture and urban planning, and he spoke English.
Moses authored twenty-nine works, including *Tomorrow's cars and roads*, *The expanding New York waterfront*, and *Housing and recreation*. He is also associated with the quote, "Those who can, build. Those who can't, criticize."
Born in New Haven and dying in West Islip from heart disease, Moses was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. His archives are held at the New York Public Library Main Branch.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Crossref, Last.fm, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1888
- Died
- 1981
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Tomorrow's cars and roads
- The expanding New York waterfront
- Construction schedule for arterial highways and parkways
- Statement ... concerning local laws affecting park operations and concessions introduced by Councilman Isaacs
- Housing and recreation
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1810-06-08
- Active to
- 1856-07-29
Discography
- Der Rose Pilgerfahrt
- Dichterliebe, op. 481950
- Sinfonie nr. 4 d‐moll, op. 1201953
- Carnaval and Etudes Symphoniques1954
- Symphony no. 4 in D minor1954
- Concert pentru pian și orchestră în La minor, op. 541958
- Marsch nr.2 G‐moll / Waldszenen / Sechs Stücke aus Fantasiestücke, op. 121958
- Carnaval / Fantasy Pieces1959
- Piano Concertos1959
- Piano Quartets1959
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34
- Total plays
- 133
1) Robert Moses is a singer/songwriter living in Oslo, Norway, his adopted home. He grew up in Chicago, USA. He has played in bands for a number of years and is now concentrating on his songwriting, recording and providing lyrics for Norwegian artists that sing in English. At the moment he is collaborating with two well known singers on songs for upcoming releases. Robert's music is a combination of country blues and early rock and roll that focuses on crafted, genuine songs with a minimal under
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,805x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,572x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,854x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 39,814x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 39,527x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “I raise my stein to the builder who can remove ghettos without removing people as I hail the chef who can make omelets without breaking eggs.”
- “Those who can, build. Those who can't, criticize.”
- “You can draw any kind of picture you want on a clean slate and indulge your every whim in the wilderness in laying out a New Delhi, Canberra, or Brasilia, but when you operate in an overbuilt metropolis, you have to hack your way with a meat ax.”
- “If the end doesn't justify the means, what does?”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Moses
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Haven
- Place of death
- West Islip
- Occupation
- engineer
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- urban planning
- Image
- Robert Moses with Battery Bridge model.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
Show 8 more facts
- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Commons category
- Robert Moses
- date of birth
- 1888-12-18
- date of death
- 1981-07-29
- archives at
- New York Public Library Main Branch
- name in native language
- Robert Moses
- cause of death
- heart disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0