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British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture situated in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from...
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Sydney Smirke
Sydney Smirke, architect, (1798 – 8 December1877) was born in London, England, the younger brother of Sir Robert Smirke, also an architect. Their father, also Robert Smirke, had been a well-known 18th Century painter.
Sydney Smirke's works include:...
Date of birth:
- 1798
Date of death:
- Dec 8, 1877 (age 79 years)
Robert Smirke
Smirke was the son of portrait painter Robert Smirke, and studied architecture as a pupil of classical architect John Soane in 1796, the same year he commenced his studies at the Royal Academy. He also studied and travelled in southern Europe for...
Date of birth:
- 1781
Date of death:
- Apr 18, 1867 (age 86 years)
John James Burnet
Sir John James Burnet (1857 – 1938) was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England. He was the son of the architect John Burnet, and later went into partnership with his...
Date of birth:
- Mar 31, 1857
Date of death:
- Jul 2, 1938 (age 81 years)
