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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Hugh Ferriss

Born: 1889
Died: 1962 (aged 73)
Bio: Hugh Ferriss was an American delineator and architect. After his death a colleague said he 'influenced my generation of architects' more than any other man. Ferriss also influenced popular culture, for example Gotham City and Kerry Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
Known for:
- The metropolis of tomorrow (1929)
- The power of buildings, 1920-1950