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Christopher Wren

1632 - 1723

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Sir Christopher Wren FRS (; 30 October 1632 [O.S. 20 October] – 8 March 1723 [O.S. 25 February]) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who was one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England. Known for his work in the English Baroque style, he was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. The principal creative responsibility for a number of the churches is now more commonly attributed to others in his office, especially Nicholas Hawksmoor. Other notable buildings by Wren include the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and the south front of Hampton Court Palace. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Wren is the 51st most popular architect, the 576th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 418th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Architect.

Christopher Wren is most famous for being the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Christopher Wren ranks 51 out of 518. Before him are Callicrates, Giacomo della Porta, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Marcel Breuer, Arnolfo di Cambio, and Jean Nouvel. After him are Louis Le Vau, Aldo Rossi, Richard Meier, Álvaro Siza Vieira, Arne Jacobsen, and Jože Plečnik.

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Among people born in 1632, Christopher Wren ranks 7. Before him are Baruch Spinoza, John Locke, Johannes Vermeer, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Samuel von Pufendorf. After him are Jean Mabillon, Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Michael I Apafi, Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy, Adam Frans van der Meulen, and Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach. Among people deceased in 1723, Christopher Wren ranks 5. Before him are Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Dimitrie Cantemir. After him are Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Godfrey Kneller, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, Anne Henriette of Bavaria, Zanabazar, Guillaume Dubois, and Antonio Maria Valsalva.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Wren ranks 576 out of 8,785. Before him are Jim Clark (1936), Stanley Matthews (1915), Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919), James Hutton (1726), Thomas Cromwell (1485), and John Knox (1514). After him are John Turner (1929), James Bradley (1693), Domnall mac Ailpín (812), Richard Branson (1950), Samuel Johnson (1709), and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Christopher Wren ranks 2. Before him are Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935). After him are Augustus Pugin (1812), 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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