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Joseph Pickford

1736 - 1782

Joseph Pickford

Joseph Pickford (bap. 6 October 1734 – 13 July 1782) was an English architect that mostly worked within the English county of Derbyshire, and was one of the leading provincial architects in the reign of George III. The house he designed for himself in Derby is now the Pickford's House Museum. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Pickford is the 491st most popular architect, the 5,300th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,230th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Joseph Pickford ranks 491 out of 518. Before him are Harry Vardon, Bjarke Ingels, Robert Smirke, Peter Cook, Richard Morris Hunt, and Gülsün Sağlamer. After him are Aston Webb, Benjamin Mountfort, Einari Teräsvirta, Robert A. M. Stern, Giles Gilbert Scott, and John Russell Pope.

Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia

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Harry Vardon
1870 - 1937
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 485
Bjarke Ingels
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 486
Robert Smirke
1780 - 1867
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 487
Peter Cook
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 488
Richard Morris Hunt
1827 - 1895
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 489
Gülsün Sağlamer
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 490
Joseph Pickford
1736 - 1782
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 491
Aston Webb
1849 - 1930
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 492
Benjamin Mountfort
1825 - 1898
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 493
Einari Teräsvirta
1914 - 1995
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 494
Robert A. M. Stern
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 495
Giles Gilbert Scott
1880 - 1960
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 496
John Russell Pope
1874 - 1937
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 497

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1736, Joseph Pickford ranks 25. Before him are Patrick Henry, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Daniel Morgan, Juan Bautista de Anza, and Carter Braxton. Among people deceased in 1782, Joseph Pickford ranks 36. Before him are Sadeq Khan Zand, José Cadalso, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark, Martha Jefferson, and Henry Home, Lord Kames.

Others Born in 1736

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Patrick Henry
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1799
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 19
Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1811
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 20
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
COMPOSER
1736 - 1800
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 21
Daniel Morgan
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1802
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 22
Juan Bautista de Anza
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1788
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 23
Carter Braxton
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1797
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 24
Joseph Pickford
ARCHITECT
1736 - 1782
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 25

Others Deceased in 1782

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Sadeq Khan Zand
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1782
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 30
José Cadalso
WRITER
1741 - 1782
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 31
Elisabeth Christina von Linné
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1782
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 32
Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark
COMPANION
1706 - 1782
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 33
Martha Jefferson
COMPANION
1748 - 1782
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 34
Henry Home, Lord Kames
WRITER
1696 - 1782
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 35
Joseph Pickford
ARCHITECT
1736 - 1782
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 36