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William Burges

1827 - 1881

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William Burges (; 2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century industrialisation and the Neoclassical architectural style and re-establish the architectural and social values of a utopian medieval England. Burges stands within the tradition of the Gothic Revival, his works echoing those of the Pre-Raphaelites and heralding those of the Arts and Crafts movement. Burges's career was short but illustrious; he won his first major commission for Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork in 1863 when he was 35. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Burges is the 171st most popular architect (up from 476th in 2019), the 1,594th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,718th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, William Burges ranks 171 out of 518. Before her are Jean Chalgrin, Fazlur Rahman Khan, Paul Andreu, Jacob van Campen, Carlo Rainaldi, and Hassan Fathy. After her are Lilly Reich, Michele Sanmicheli, Richard Neutra, Ur-Nanshe, Aristobulus of Cassandreia, and Muhammad V of Granada.

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Among people born in 1827, William Burges ranks 21. Before her are Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Oswald Achenbach, Jules Breton, Mangal Pandey, Henry Gray, and Frederick Abel. After her are Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, Mihály Zichy, John Hanning Speke, Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Sandford Fleming, and Afzal-ud-Daulah. Among people deceased in 1881, William Burges ranks 28. Before her are Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Eduard Heine, Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, and John Gould. After her are Ludwig von Benedek, Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Sophia Perovskaya, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Archduchess Clementina of Austria, and Ami Boué.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Burges ranks 1,594 out of 8,785. Before her are Frederick Abel (1827), John Gould (1804), Aphra Behn (1640), Antony Flew (1923), Rishi Sunak (1980), and Simon Le Bon (1958). After her are David Trimble (1944), Denis Thatcher (1915), Martin Shaw (1945), Martin Lowry (1874), Matt Bellamy (1978), and Genesis P-Orridge (1950).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, William Burges ranks 10. Before her are Capability Brown (1716), George Gilbert Scott (1811), Inigo Jones (1573), James Stirling (1926), Ebenezer Howard (1850), and Robert Adam (1728). After her are David Chipperfield (1953), John Vanbrugh (1664), Michael Ventris (1922), Nora Stanton Barney (1883), John Nash (1752), and Joseph Paxton (1803).

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