biography
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| lived:
| (1823–65)
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| biography:
| Engineer and architect, born in Belfast, NE Northern Ireland, UK. He obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers on the strength of his drawing, and in 1856 was appointed architect and engineer to the government department of science and art. He planned the Albert Hall in London, produced the original designs for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (completed by Sir Aston Webb), and planned the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh. |
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