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Sir Robert Smirke
b. London, 1780;
d. Tunbridge Wells, 1867.
Sir Robert Smirke - Prolific 19-Century English famous architect of the Greek Revival, architect of the British Museum. Smirke spent five years travelling in Europe and set up in practice in London in 1805. He was fortunate in having powerful patrons among the ruling Tories, thanks to [...]

William Wilkins
b. Norwich, 1778;
d. Cambridge, 1839.
William Wilkins, an English famous architect and classical scholar who pioneered the Greek Revival in Britain. The eldest son of an architect, Wilkins took a joint degree in classics and mathematics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (1796-1800). He was elected to the Society of Antiquaries and travelled round [...]