biography
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Chambers, Sir William
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| male
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| lived:
| (1726–96)
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| biography:
| Architect, born of Scottish ancestry in Göteborg, SW Sweden. He studied in Italy and France and practised in England, becoming a leading architect in the Palladian style. His works include Somerset House (1776) and the pagoda in Kew Gardens. He was knighted in 1770. |
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