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Benjamin Mountfort

1825 - 1898

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Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort (13 March 1825 – 15 March 1898) was an English emigrant to New Zealand, where he became one of the country's most prominent 19th-century architects. He was instrumental in shaping the city of Christchurch's unique architectural identity and culture, and was appointed the first official Provincial Architect of the developing province of Canterbury. Heavily influenced by the Anglo-Catholic philosophy behind early Victorian architecture, he is credited with importing the Gothic Revival style to New Zealand. His Gothic designs constructed in both wood and stone in the province are considered unique to New Zealand. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Mountfort is the 493rd most popular architect, the 5,356th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,257th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Architect.

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Among architects, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 493 out of 518. Before him are Robert Smirke, Peter Cook, Richard Morris Hunt, Gülsün Sağlamer, Joseph Pickford, and Aston Webb. After him are Einari Teräsvirta, Robert A. M. Stern, Giles Gilbert Scott, John Russell Pope, Maya Lin, and Johan Sigfrid Sirén.

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Among people born in 1825, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 88. Before him are James Collinson, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, George Inness, Francisco Linares Alcántara, Julius Kühn, and William Spottiswoode. After him are James Skivring Smith, John Lawrence LeConte, Francis James Child, Bayard Taylor, Henry Heth, and R. D. Blackmore. Among people deceased in 1898, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 84. Before him are Yakov Polonsky, George Grey, Don Carlos Buell, William Rosecrans, Samuel Plimsoll, and Georg Bühler. After him is Blanche Bruce.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 5,358 out of 8,785. Before him are Piers Anthony (1934), Howard Jacobson (1942), Sean Dyche (1971), Emilia Fox (1974), Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951), and Octavia Hill (1838). After him are Mia Goth (1993), James Larkin (1876), Tommy Gemmell (1943), Caroline Norton (1808), John George Children (1777), and Constant Lambert (1905).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 46. Before him are James Gibbs (1682), Calvert Vaux (1824), Robert Smirke (1780), Peter Cook (1936), Joseph Pickford (1736), and Aston Webb (1849). After him are Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), Herbert Baker (1862), Charles Holden (1875), and Lesley Lokko (1964).

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