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Edward Leedskalnin | |
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![]() Edward Leedskalnin, c. 1910 | |
Born | Edvards Liedskalniņš January 12, 1887 |
Died | December 7, 1951 Miami, Florida, U.S. | (aged 64)
Nationality | Latvian[1] |
Known for | Coral Castle |
Edward Leedskalnin (Latvian: Edvards Liedskalniņš) (January 12, 1887 – December 7, 1951) was a Latvian immigrant to the United States and self-taught engineer who single-handedly built the Coral Castle in Florida, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2] Leedskalnin was also known for developing theories of magnetism.