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Elmes, James Elmes was a pupil of George Gibson, architect, and at the Royal Academy, where he won a silver medal in 1804. He was made vice president of the Royal Architectural Society in 1809, and surveyor of the port of London at about the same time. He is best known by his writings, his chief work being A Practical Treatise on Ecclesiastical and Civil Dilapidations (1829). He published, also, Memoirs of the Life and Works of Sir Christopher Wren (1823, and 1852); A Practical Treatise on Architectural Jurisprudence (1827); etc.
Hansen, Hans Christian A brother of Theophilos Hansen. In 1831 he won a stipend at the academy in Copenhagen which enabled him to travel in Italy and Greece. He was made court architect at Athens. Hansen designed the university at Athens and in association with Schaubert and Ludwig Ross rebuilt the temple of Nike Apteros on the Acropolis, putting into place the ancient blocks of marble, which had been recovered when the Turkish fortifications were destroyed.
Jefferson, Thomas Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, was much interested in art, especially architecture. He was intimately associated with the construction of several private and public buildings of importance, and it is probable that much of the actual design and superintendence of these works were due to him. About 1770 Jefferson began the mansion at Monticello, Virginia. In 1784 he was appointed minister to France, and made use of the opportunity to improve his knowledge of architecture. He returned to Monticello in 1787, and completed his house. Jefferson was doubtless the chief architect of the buildings of the University of Virginia, which was established in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1818. During his official residence in Washington he was largely concerned in the erection of the national Capitol.
Magne, Auguste Joseph Magne was a pupil of Francois Debret and of the École des Beaux Arts. He was inspecteur divisionnaire of the city of Paris from 1859 to 1869, and architecte divisionnaire from 1869 until his death. He built several of the churches, theatres, and markets of Paris. Magne published Monographie du nouveau théâtre du vaudeville érigé par la ville de Paris (1873). |
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