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William Wilkins
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English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist (1778–1839)
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William Wilkins was a British anthropologist, architect, archaeologist, and classical philologist. Born in Norwich in 1778, he was educated at Gonville and Caius College. He resided in England and spoke English. His professional work encompassed architecture, classical philology, and archaeology, and he was associated with the Greek Revival architecture movement.
Wilkins died in Cambridge in 1839. He was a member of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Arts, and he received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. His works are held in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Norwich
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- classical philologist
- Educated at
- Gonville and Caius College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- archaeology
- Movement
- Greek Revival architecture
- Residence
- England
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- Commons category
- William Wilkins (1778-1839)
- date of birth
- 1778-08-31
- date of death
- 1839-08-31
- member of
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Commons Creator page
- William Wilkins (1778-1839)
- different from
- William Wilkins
- has works in the collection
- Yale Center for British Art
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