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Augustus Pugin

1812 - 1852

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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ( PEW-jin; 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. His work culminated in designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster in Westminster, London, and its renowned clock tower, the Elizabeth Tower (formerly St Stephen's Tower), which houses the bell known as Big Ben. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustus Pugin has received more than 794,738 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Augustus Pugin is the 231st most popular architect (up from 243rd in 2019), the 1,773rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,784th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Augustus Pugin ranks 231 out of 424Before him are Shigeru Ban, Charles Percier, Nicola Salvi, Luciano Laurana, Aldo van Eyck, and Josep Lluís Sert. After him are Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Adolf Meyer, Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, Robert de Cotte, Kazuyo Sejima, and Nicodemus Tessin the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Augustus Pugin ranks 31Before him are Édouard Séguin, Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, Ilija Garašanin, Henry Wilson, and Zygmunt Krasiński. After him are Berthold Auerbach, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Hendrik Conscience, Filippo Pacini, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, and Robert Fortune. Among people deceased in 1852, Augustus Pugin ranks 29Before him are Gotthold Eisenstein, Prince Paul of Württemberg, Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Salvadore Cammarano, and Amir Kabir. After him are Matthias Castrén, Étienne Maurice Gérard, Vincenzo Gioberti, Edward Bransfield, Louisa Adams, and Bernardino Drovetti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Augustus Pugin ranks 1,773 out of 7,765Before him are Peter Capaldi (1958), Jack W. Szostak (1952), Naomie Harris (1976), John Adams (1767), James Gillray (1756), and Edward Balliol (1283). After him are Bill Foulkes (1932), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), Keith Flint (1969), Orderic Vitalis (1075), Tom Felton (1987), and Paul W. S. Anderson (1965).

Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Augustus Pugin ranks 12Before him are Joseph Paxton (1803), Michael Ventris (1922), John Nash (1752), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Glenn Murcutt (1936), and Archibald Leitch (1865). After him are Charles Barry (1795), William Kent (1685), John Vanbrugh (1664), John Soane (1753), David Chipperfield (1953), and Thomas Telford (1757).