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Inigo Jones

1573 - 1652

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Inigo Jones (; possibly born Ynyr Jones; 15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) was the first significant architect in England in the early modern period, and the first to employ Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings. As the most notable architect in England, Jones was the first person to introduce the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to Britain. He left his mark on London by his design of single buildings, such as the Queen's House which is the first building in England designed in a pure classical style, and the Banqueting House, Whitehall, as well as the layout for Covent Garden square which became a model for future developments in the West End. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Inigo Jones has received more than 758,387 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Inigo Jones is the 139th most popular architect (down from 136th in 2019), the 1,074th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,055th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Inigo Jones ranks 139 out of 424Before him are Verner Panton, Carlo Scarpa, Hans Scharoun, Rafael Moneo, Charles Eames, and Hans Vredeman de Vries. After him are Max Bill, Lina Bo Bardi, Eliel Saarinen, Sverre Fehn, Alonzo Cano, and Richard Neutra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1573, Inigo Jones ranks 7Before him are Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, William Laud, Simon Marius, Gabrielle d'Estrées, and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Ambrosius Bosschaert, Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Sebastiaen Vrancx, Ukita Hideie, Robert Catesby, and Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Among people deceased in 1652, Inigo Jones ranks 7Before him are Jusepe de Ribera, Georges de La Tour, Gregorio Allegri, Jacob De la Gardie, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, and Pietro Della Valle. After him are Jan Asselijn, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Jan Dirksz Both, Denis Pétau, Johann von Werth, and Chen Hongshou.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Inigo Jones ranks 1,074 out of 7,765Before him are Henry Royce (1863), PJ Harvey (1969), A. J. Ayer (1910), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), and Mary de Bohun (1369). After him are Unity Mitford (1914), Shirley Bassey (1937), Ricky Gervais (1961), Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), and Neil Gaiman (1960).

Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Inigo Jones ranks 4Before him are Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935), Christopher Wren (1632), and James Stirling (1926). After him are Robert Adam (1728), Joseph Paxton (1803), Michael Ventris (1922), John Nash (1752), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Glenn Murcutt (1936), Archibald Leitch (1865), and Augustus Pugin (1812).