1800 - 1881
Decimus Burton British Scientist
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| First Name |
Decimus
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| Last Name |
Burton
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| Birthday |
30th September, 1800
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| Birthplace |
North House, Southampton Terrace, Bloomsbury, London
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| Died |
14th December, 1881
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| Place of Death |
1 Gloucester Road, Kensington
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Architect
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Decimus Burton FRS FRSA FSA FRIBA (30 September 1800 – 14 December 1881) was one of the foremost English architects and urban designers of the 19th century. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman revival, Greek revival, Georgian neoclassical and Regency styles. He was accomplished also in the cottage orné, picturesque and neogothic styles. He was a founding fellow and, later, vice-president, of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and architect to the Royal Botanic Society from 1840 and an early member of the Athenaeum Club, London, whose club premises he designed and which the company of father, James Burton, the pre-eminent property developer of Georgian London, built. Modern architectural historians Guy Williams (1990) and Dana Arnold (2004) contend that Burton's contribution to architecture has been underestimated: as a consequence of the misattribution to John Nash of many of his works; of his vituperation by his neo-gothic rival, Augustus Pugin; and of the consequent retention of his archives by his family.
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