# John Edelmann — The Autobiography of an Idea character guide

> John Edelmann in The Autobiography of an Idea by Louis H. Sullivan.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** John

**First appearance:** 0011-xi-chicago

## Snapshot

A fellow architect in Chicago and one of Sullivan's intimate circle, the kind of friend Burnham means when he says 'come around and see John.'

## Who they are

Edelmann moves in the same Chicago world of draftsmen, dreamers, and builders that Sullivan enters as a young man, the world Burnham opens with a handshake in the roadway and Root illuminates with his sparkle and vanity. He belongs to the cluster of kindred spirits — men of heart as well as brains — through whom Louis comes to know the city's architectural ambitions and its talk of art, beauty, and big things done in a big personal way.

## Relationships

### [Louis Henri Sullivan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/characters/louis_henri_sullivan)

_friendship_

John Edelmann is a fellow architect and confidant, engaging in intellectual and creative exchange.

### [Louis Henri Sullivan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/characters/louis_henri_sullivan)

_friendship_

John Edelmann is a fellow architect and confidant, engaging in intellectual and creative exchange.

## In the story

### [XIII: The Garden City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/chapters/xiii-the-garden-city)

John returns from Iowa, full of theatrical energy, and introduces Louis to Dankmar Adler.

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