biography
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Wren, Sir Christopher
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| lived:
| (1632–1723)
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| biography:
| Architect, born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, S England, UK. He studied at Oxford, became professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London (1657), and at Oxford (1661), and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. After the Great Fire of London (1666), he drew designs for rebuilding the whole city, but his scheme was never implemented. In 1669 he designed the new St Paul's (building begun 1675) and many other churches and public buildings in London, such as the Royal Exchange and Greenwich Observatory. Knighted in 1673, he held posts at Windsor Castle and Westminster Abbey, and became an MP (1685). He is buried in St Paul's. |
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