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- In 1752 he married Catherine More. They had several children: Cornelia married John Milbanke, Selina married William Innes, George married Jane Rodney Charlotte married Captain Harward and Lavinia married Colonel Josiah Cottin.
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Sir William Chambers RA (23 February 1723 – 10 March 1796) was a Swedish-Scottish architect, based in London. Among his best-known works are Somerset House, and the pagoda at Kew. Chambers was a founder member of the Royal Academy .
William Chambers (born February 23, 1723, Gothenburg, Sweden—died March 8, 1796, London, England) was a British eclectic architect of the Georgian period who was one of the leading Palladian-style architects of his day. He was the son of a merchant of Scottish descent living in Sweden.
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SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS, Knight of the Polar Star ARCHITECT Surveyor General of His Majesty's Works, F.R.S. F.S.A & R.A. Died March 8th 1796, aged 74. He was born at Gothenberg in Sweden in late 1722 or January 1723, a son of John Chambers, a merchant, and his wife Sara.
Sir William Chambers RA (December 1722 - 1796) RA Collection: People and Organisations. Sir William Chambers was the architectural advisor to King George III and a Founder member of the Royal Academy. He served as the RA’s first Treasurer and designed its first purpose-built home, Somerset House.
William Chambers: The Best of Men and the First of English Architects. This online exhibition, drawn entirely from objects in Sir John Soane’s Museum, celebrates the tercentenary of the birth of Sir William Chambers (1723 – 1796), one of the most acclaimed architects of the later eighteenth century. In his lifetime John Soane (1753 – 1837 ...
Jun 22, 2017 · In 1757 the Swedish-born Scot, William Chambers (1723–1796) was appointed as architectural tutor to the future king, George III. Chambers’ job was to teach the young heir the principles of classical architecture, but together they also designed and built several real buildings too.
May 21, 2018 · Chambers, Sir William (1723–96). Important British Classical architect. Son of a Scottish merchant, he was born at Göteborg, Sweden, educated in Yorks., and travelled in India and China with the Swedish East India Company (1740–9).
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