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Benjamin Mountfort

1825 - 1898

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Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort (13 March 1825 – 15 March 1898) was an English emigrant to New Zealand, where he became one of the country's most prominent 19th-century architects. He was instrumental in shaping the city of Christchurch's unique architectural identity and culture, and was appointed the first official Provincial Architect of the developing province of Canterbury. Heavily influenced by the Anglo-Catholic philosophy behind early Victorian architecture, he is credited with importing the Gothic revival style to New Zealand. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Mountfort has received more than 84,297 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Mountfort is the 493rd most popular architect (down from 440th in 2019), the 5,258th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,322nd in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 493 out of 518. Before him are Robert A. M. Stern, Richard Morris Hunt, William Adam, Alfred Mosher Butts, Joseph Pickford, and John Russell Pope. After him are Calvert Vaux, Maya Lin, Gülsün Sağlamer, Einari Teräsvirta, Herbert Baker, and Carme Pigem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1825, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 88. Before him are Francisco Linares Alcántara, James Skivring Smith, Albrecht Weber, John Lawrence LeConte, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, and R. D. Blackmore. After him are Frances Harper, Francis James Child, Henry Heth, Bayard Taylor, William Spottiswoode, and Newton Booth. Among people deceased in 1898, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 83. Before him are William Rosecrans, Thomas F. Bayard, Luiza Pesjak, Georg Bühler, Samuel Plimsoll, and George Grey. After him are Frances Willard, and Blanche Bruce.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 5,258 out of 8,785. Before him are Emile Heskey (1978), Tony Nash (1936), Andy Taylor (1961), Keeley Hawes (1976), Ronald Drever (1931), and Teddy Sinclair (1986). After him are Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Thomas Hughes (1822), Ronald Firbank (1886), Dan Abnett (1965), William Empson (1906), and Samantha Power (1970).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Mountfort ranks 44. Before him are Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), James Gibbs (1682), Aston Webb (1849), George Gilbert Scott (1811), William Adam (1689), and Joseph Pickford (1736). After him are Calvert Vaux (1824), Herbert Baker (1862), John Douglas (1830), Richard Norman Shaw (1831), Charles Holden (1875), and Lesley Lokko (1964).

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