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Robert Adam
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Robert Adam was a male architect, archaeologist, and politician born in Kirkcaldy on 1728-07-03. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Adam studied at the University of Edinburgh and worked in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Bath. His notable works include Syon House, Lansdowne House, Culzean Castle, and Kedleston Hall. He died in London on 1792-03-03 and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
He was a member of the Royal Society, Society of Antiquaries of London, Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. Adam received the awards Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, National Gallery of Art, and Nationalmuseum. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. His father was William Adam.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1728-07-03 ) 3 July 1728, Kirkcaldy , Fife, Scotland
- Died
- 3 March 1792 (1792-03-03) (aged 63), London , England
- Burial place
- Westminster Abbey
- Alma mater
- University of Edinburgh
- Style
- Neoclassical
- Parents
- William Adam (father) Mary Robertson (mother)
- Relatives
- John Adam (brother) James Adam (brother)
- Occupation
- Architect
- Practice
- Adam Brothers (Edinburgh, London)
- Buildings
- Syon House , Culzean Castle , Kedleston Hall , Pulteney Bridge , Harewood House , Charlotte Square
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Adam
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kirkcaldy
- Place of death
- London
- Father
- William Adam
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Harewood House
- Student of
- William Adam
- Field of work
- interior design
- Movement
- Adam style
- Image
- Robert-adam.jpg
- Work location
- Bath
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- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- Commons category
- Robert Adam
- member of
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- date of death
- 1792-03-03
- date of birth
- 1728-07-03
- Commons Creator page
- Robert Adam
- archives at
- University of Pennsylvania
- has works in the collection
- Yale Center for British Art
- relative
- William Adam
- name in native language
- Robert Adam
- start of work period
- 1743-01-01
- end of work period
- 1792-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Adam by James Tassie (medallion) Robert Adam (3 July 1728 – 3 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him. With his older brother John, Robert took on the family business, which included lucrative work for the Board of Ordnance, after William's death.
In 1754, he left for Rome, spending nearly five years on the continent studying architecture under Charles-Louis Clérisseau and Giovanni Battista Piranesi. On his return to Britain he established a practice in London, where he was joined by his younger brother James. Here he developed the "Adam Style", and his theory of "movement" in architecture, based on his studies of antiquity, and became one of the most successful and fashionable architects in the country. Adam held the post of Architect of the King's Works from 1761 to 1769.
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