Editing Daniel Burnham (section)

==Death==
[[File:Burnhamgraceland.JPG|thumb|250px|Daniel Burnham's headstone in [[Graceland Cemetery]], [[Chicago, Illinois]] |alt=|right]]

When Burnham was in his fifties, his health began to decline. He developed [[colitis]] and in 1909 was diagnosed with [[diabetes]], which affected his [[circulatory system]] and led to an infection in his foot which was to continue for the remainder of his life.<ref>Larson (2003), pp.378</ref>

On [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|April 14, 1912]], Burnham and his wife were aboard the [[RMS Olympic|RMS'' Olympic'']] of the [[White Star Line]], traveling to Europe to tour [[Heidelberg, Germany]]. When he attempted to send a telegram to his friend [[Frank Millet]] who was traveling the opposite direction, from Europe to the United States, on the [[RMS Titanic|RMS'' Titanic'']], he learned that the ship had sunk in an accident and Millet did not survive. Burnham died only 47 days later<ref>Larson (2003), pp.3-7,389-90</ref> from colitis complicated by his diabetes and [[food poisoning]] from a meal eaten in Heidelberg.<ref>Staff (June 2, 1912) [https://chicagology.com/goldenage/danielburnham/ "Daniel Burnham, Architect, Dead"] ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/burnhamofchicago0000hine_b8a1|url-access=registration|quote=daniel burnham cause of death food poisoning.|title=Burnham of Chicago: Architect and Planner|last=Hines|first=Thomas S.|date=June 15, 1979|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-34171-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/burnhamofchicago0000hine_b8a1/page/360 360]|language=en}}</ref>

At the time of his death, D.H. Burnham and Co. was the world's largest architectural firm. Even legendary architect [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], although strongly critical of Burnham's Beaux Arts European influences, still admired him as a man and eulogized him, saying: "[Burnham] made masterful use of the methods and men of his time{{nbsp}}...[As] an enthusiastic promoter of great construction enterprises{{nbsp}}...his powerful personality was supreme." The successor firm to Burnham's practice was [[Graham, Anderson, Probst & White]], which continued in some form until 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180205184131/http://burnhamplan100.lib.uchicago.edu/events/id/1792/ "Burham in Evanston Talk"] The Burnham Plan Centennial</ref> Burnham was interred at [[Graceland Cemetery]] in Chicago.<ref>Lancelot, Barbara (1988) ''A Walk Through Graceland Cemeter'' Chicago: Chicago Architecture Foundation. pp. 34-35</ref>{{clear left}}