Biography+-+Wright

= Frank Lloyd Wright = //Frank Lloyd Wright// Yona Zeldis McDonough Researched by: Jacob H

** General Information **
Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867 in Richland Center, WI. His greatest accomplishment (some think) is designing the Guggenhiem and many other buildings worldwide. He died on April 9, 1959.

Important Life Events

 * Played with building blocks when he was a little kid (around 7) and it sparked his love for architecture.
 * In 1881 William Wright (his father) left the household.
 * Went to school and worked at the same time from 1885 to 1887.
 * Worked with many people including Louis Sullivan and Joseph Silsbee.
 * Divorced with his first wife

Relationship to Illinois
Frank Lloyd Wright is related to Illinois. He designed many buildings there. He worked there and lived there. That's how Frank Lloyd Wright is related to Illinois.

** Important People in His/Her Life **
Important people in Frank's life were his wives, Catherine, Mirriam, Mamah and Olga. Another person was Joseph, his boss.

** Other Interesting Information **
Lincoln Logs were named after Frank Lincoln Wright (his real name) He took Lloyd from his mother. They were created by his son and named after him because his real middle name was Lincoln and Lincoln logs looked like the rafter in a hotel he designed.