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William Chambers

1723 - 1796

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Sir William Chambers (23 February 1723 – 10 March 1796) was a Swedish-British architect. Among his best-known works are Somerset House, the Gold State Coach and the pagoda at Kew. Chambers was a founder member of the Royal Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Chambers is the 281st most popular architect (up from 306th in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 464th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, William Chambers ranks 281 out of 518. Before him are Charles Percier, Salomon de Bray, Salomon de Brosse, Marian Spychalski, Josep Maria Jujol, and Kengo Kuma. After him are Jacques Ignace Hittorff, Cedric Gibbons, Bernardo Buontalenti, Werner March, Nicolai Eigtved, and Helmut Jahn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1723, William Chambers ranks 24. Before him are Princess Mary of Great Britain, Pehr Osbeck, Mir Taqi Mir, William Blackstone, Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Antoine Louis. After him are John Byron, Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, Peter Ascanius, Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes, Richard Price, and William Livingston. Among people deceased in 1796, William Chambers ranks 21. Before him are Shahrokh Shah, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, François de Charette, Velu Nachiyar, Prince Louis Charles of Prussia, and Guillaume Thomas François Raynal. After him are Philip Carteret, François Séverin Marceau, Juan José Elhuyar, Adam Naruszewicz, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, and David Allan.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, William Chambers ranks 433 out of 1,879. Before him are Sven Andersson (1907), Petra Mede (1970), Björn at Haugi (832), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), Eugène Jansson (1862), and Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660). After him are Greta Thunberg (2003), Frans G. Bengtsson (1894), Erik Gustaf Boström (1842), Klas Lestander (1931), Arvid Posse (1820), and Knut Nordahl (1920).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Sweden

Among architects born in Sweden, William Chambers ranks 3. Before him are Gunnar Asplund (1885), and Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654). After him are Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710), Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz (1716), Ragnar Östberg (1866), Sven Markelius (1889), and Ferdinand Boberg (1860).

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