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Inigo Jones

1573 - 1652

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Inigo Jones (15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was an English architect who was the first significant architect in England in the early modern era and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings. As the most notable architect in England, Jones was the first person to introduce the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to England. He left his mark on London by his design of single buildings, such as the Queen's House which is the first building in England designed in a pure classical style, and the Banqueting House, Whitehall, as well as the layout for Covent Garden square which became a model for future developments in the West End. He made major contributions to stage design by his work as a theatrical designer for several dozen masques, most by royal command and many in collaboration with Ben Jonson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Inigo Jones is the 125th most popular architect (up from 133rd in 2019), the 1,224th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,052nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Inigo Jones ranks 125 out of 518. Before him are Minoru Yamasaki, Peter Eisenman, Hannes Meyer, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, Eliel Saarinen, and Balthasar Neumann. After him are Filippo Juvarra, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, James Stirling, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Sverre Fehn, and Gunnar Asplund.

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Among people born in 1573, Inigo Jones ranks 8. Before him are Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Simon Marius, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, Gabrielle d'Estrées, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Ambrosius Bosschaert, George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Jagat Gosain, Ukita Hideie, Sebastiaen Vrancx, and Odoardo Farnese. Among people deceased in 1652, Inigo Jones ranks 7. Before him are Jusepe de Ribera, Georges de La Tour, Gregorio Allegri, Pietro Della Valle, Jacob De la Gardie, and John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg. After him are Jan Asselijn, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Jan Dirksz Both, Denis Pétau, Claes Jansz. Visscher, and Chen Hongshou.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Inigo Jones ranks 1,224 out of 8,785. Before him are Ken Robinson (1950), Eric Idle (1943), Natascha McElhone (1969), Mick Jones (1955), Cosmo Duff-Gordon (1862), and David C. H. Austin (1926). After him are Rosemary Harris (1927), Thomas Willis (1621), William the Lion (1142), Frederick Griffith (1879), Adelard of Bath (1075), and Billy Idol (1955).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Inigo Jones ranks 6. Before him are Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935), Christopher Wren (1632), Augustus Pugin (1812), Capability Brown (1716), and George Gilbert Scott (1811). After him are James Stirling (1926), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Robert Adam (1728), William Burges (1827), David Chipperfield (1953), and John Vanbrugh (1664).

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