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Robert Smirke

1780 - 1867

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Sir Robert Smirke (1 October 1780 – 18 April 1867) was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles (such as Gothic and Tudor). As an attached (i.e. official) architect within the Office of Works, he designed several major public buildings, including the main block and façade of the British Museum and altered or repaired others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Smirke has received more than 5,301 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Smirke is the 447th most popular architect, the 4,558th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 40th most popular British Architect.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Robert Smirke ranks 447 out of 424. Before him are Benjamin Mountfort, James Wyatt, William Burges, Calvert Vaux, Wojciech Zabłocki, and Robert A. M. Stern. After him are George Gilbert Scott, Sophia Hayden, Cass Gilbert, Giles Gilbert Scott, Ernő Goldfinger, and John Russell Pope.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1780, Robert Smirke ranks 50. Before him are Edward Hicks, Yakov Sannikov, Léon Jean Marie Dufour, Jørgen Jørgensen, William Ellery Channing, and John Forsyth. After him are Richard Rush, Thomas Chalmers, William J. Duane, and Israel Pickens. Among people deceased in 1867, Robert Smirke ranks 56. Before him are Charles John Andersson, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Athanasios Miaoulis, and Prideaux John Selby. After him are Sterling Price and Nathaniel Parker Willis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Smirke ranks 4,558 out of 7,765. Before him are Basil Dearden (1911), George Moorhouse (1901), Chris Wolstenholme (1978), David Douglas (1799), Harry Golombek (1911), and John Masefield (1878). After him are Thomas Baines (1820), Charles Walter De Vis (1829), Marina Diamandis (1985), David Brabham (1965), Chris Anderson (1961), and Tammy Abraham (1997).

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Among ARCHITECTS In United Kingdom

Among architects born in United Kingdom, Robert Smirke ranks 40. Before him are Richard Knill Freeman (1840), Joseph Pickford (1736), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), James Wyatt (1746), William Burges (1827), and Calvert Vaux (1824). After him are George Gilbert Scott (1811), Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), Nora Stanton Barney (1883), Herbert Baker (1862), William Adam (1689), and John Douglas (1830).

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