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Augustus Pugin

1812 - 1852

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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ( PEW-jin; 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. His work culminated in designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster in Westminster, London, and its clock tower, the Elizabeth Tower (formerly St. Stephen's Tower), which houses the bell known as Big Ben. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augustus Pugin is the 61st most popular architect (up from 259th in 2019), the 681st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,977th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Augustus Pugin ranks 61 out of 518. Before him are Álvaro Siza Vieira, Arne Jacobsen, Jože Plečnik, Isidore of Miletus, Arno Breker, and Domenico Fontana. After him are Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Sostratus of Cnidus, Capability Brown, Ferdinand Cheval, Peter Zumthor, and Bruno Taut.

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Among people born in 1812, Augustus Pugin ranks 9. Before him are Johann Gottfried Galle, Théodore Rousseau, Ivan Goncharov, Alexander Herzen, Louise of Orléans, and Truganini. After him are Maria Cristina of Savoy, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Moses Hess, Sigismond Thalberg, and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. Among people deceased in 1852, Augustus Pugin ranks 10. Before him are Friedrich Fröbel, Henry Clay, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Auguste de Marmont, and Johan Gadolin. After him are Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Ján Kollár, Vasily Zhukovsky, Karl Bryullov, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, and Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Augustus Pugin ranks 681 out of 8,785. Before him are Diana Rigg (1938), Robert Burton (1577), David Hockney (1937), Peter D. Mitchell (1920), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), and Philip Miller (1691). After him are William Dampier (1651), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), Roger Glover (1945), Æthelflæd (869), Thomas Fairfax (1612), and Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Augustus Pugin ranks 3. Before him are Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935), and Christopher Wren (1632). After him are Capability Brown (1716), George Gilbert Scott (1811), Inigo Jones (1573), James Stirling (1926), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Robert Adam (1728), William Burges (1827), David Chipperfield (1953), and John Vanbrugh (1664).

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