Description
Limited edition Plaque of Sir Christopher Wren: 300th Anniversary Commemorative plaque produced by the authority of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln to mark the 300th Anniversary of Lincoln Cathedrals’ Wren Library of 1674. This is number 27 of the 500 limited editions. Material – Basalt
Size 19 x 17 cm
Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS 30 October 1632 – 8 March 1723 was one of the most high-ly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul’s Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710.
The principal creative responsibility for a number of the churches is now more common-ly attributed to others in his office, especially Nicholas Hawksmoor. Other notable build-ings by Wren include the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Old Royal Naval College, Green-wich, and the south front of Hampton Court Palace.
The Wren Building, the main building at the College of William and Mary, Virginia, has been attributed to Wren. Educated in Latin and Aristotelian physics at the University of Oxford, Wren was a founder of the Royal Society (president 1680–1682), and his scien-tific work was highly regarded by Isaac Newton and Blaise Pascal.
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