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William Adam

1689 - 1748

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William Adam (1689 – 24 June 1748) was a Scottish architect, mason, and entrepreneur. He was the foremost architect of his time in Scotland, designing and building numerous country houses and public buildings, and often acting as contractor as well as architect. Among his best known works are Hopetoun House near Edinburgh, and Duff House in Banff. His individual, exuberant style built on the Palladian style, but with Baroque details inspired by Vanbrugh and Continental architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Adam is the 470th most popular architect (up from 489th in 2019), the 4,691st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,059th in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Architect.

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Among architects, William Adam ranks 470 out of 518. Before him are Guðjón Samúelsson, Robert Moses, Max Taut, Andrei Stackenschneider, James Wyatt, and Ryue Nishizawa. After him are Alfred Mosher Butts, Rudolph Schindler, Mikhail Zemtsov, Gunnar Birkerts, James Gibbs, and Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1689, William Adam ranks 15. Before him are Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Blas de Lezo, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, Alexis Piron, Jan Klemens Branicki, and Szymon Czechowicz.  Among people deceased in 1748, William Adam ranks 18. Before him are Abul Khair Khan, Aleksei Chirikov, Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, Otto Ferdinand von Abensperg und Traun, Isaac Watts, and Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Adam ranks 4,692 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Tomkins (1572), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), Yasmin Le Bon (1964), Rebecca Hall (1982), Barry Foster (1931), and Ray Park (1974). After him are Matthew Webb (1848), Gordon Thomas (1921), David O'Leary (1958), Patricia Bredin (1935), Linus Roache (1964), and Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, William Adam ranks 39. Before him are Richard Knill Freeman (1840), Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764), Kenneth Frampton (1930), Nicholas Grimshaw (1939), Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661), and James Wyatt (1746). After him are James Gibbs (1682), Calvert Vaux (1824), Robert Smirke (1780), Peter Cook (1936), Joseph Pickford (1736), and Aston Webb (1849).

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