Olmstead 3145305 226021412 2008-07-16T13:59:26Z Lesonyrra 30831 /* People */ added Denison Olmstead '''''Olmstead''''' may refer to: ==People== * [[Bert Olmstead]], a Canadian ice hockey player * [[Denison Olmstead]], an American [[astronomer]] * Frank Olmstead, chair of the [[War Resisters League]] in the 1940s * [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], an [[United States|American]] landscape designer and father of American [[landscape architecture]], famous for designing many well-known urban parks, including [[Central Park]] and [[Prospect Park (Brooklyn)|Prospect Park]] in [[New York, New York|New York City]]. * [[Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.]], a conservationist, and a landscape architect like his father, Frederick Law Olmsted. * [[Kevin Olmstead]], a [[chemical engineer]] from [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] who won $2.18 million on the [[television]] [[gameshow]] ''[[Who Wants to be a Millionare]]'' * [[Marla Olmstead]], an abstract artist. * [[Matt Olmstead]], an American writer and producer for television shows. * [[C. Michelle Olmstead]], an American [[astronomer]] * [[Charles H. Olmstead]], a CSA Colonel in command of Fort Pulaski in April of 1862. After a continuous bombardment of 30 hours the walls were breached and the Fort was surrendered. It was the first effective use of rifled cannon against a masonry fortification and thus marked an epoch in military history. ==Case Law== *''[[Olmstead v. United States]]'', a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning the legality of wiretapping by government officials. *''[[Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources, et al. v. L. C., by zimring, guardian ad litem and next friend, et al. ]]'', a decision of the United States Supreme Court defining mental illness as a disability covered under title II of the [[Americans with Disabilities Act]] and requiring deinstitutionalization. ==Other== *[[Lake Olmstead Stadium]], a [[stadium]] in [[Augusta, Georgia]] used primarily by the [[Augusta GreenJackets]] [[baseball]] team. ==See also== * [[Olmsted]] {{disambig}}