Wyatt family
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The Wyatt family included several of the major English
architects across the 18th and 19th centuries.
(3 August 1746 – 4 September 1813) was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam
in the neoclassical
style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.
(1758–1813) was an architect who worked in India; son of William Wyatt
and a nephew of James Wyatt.
(1766–1840) was an English architect and garden designer
.
(1775–1852) was an English architect. He was the eldest son and pupil of the architect James Wyatt
.
(1777–1862), son of James Wyatt, a painter and sculptor.
(1777–1853) was an English architect, son of Benjamin and a nephew of James Wyatt.
(?–1835) was an English architect, the youngest son of the architect James Wyatt
nephew of Samuel Wyatt
, cousin to Sir Jeffry Wyattville
.
(28 July 1820 – 21 May 1877) was a British architect and art historian who became Secretary of the Great Exhibition, Surveyor of the East India Company
and the first Slade Professor of Fine Art
at the University of Cambridge
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
architects across the 18th and 19th centuries.
The family
This is a summary tree to show the linkages. It is an extract from the tree by Robinson.James Wyatt
James WyattJames Wyatt
James Wyatt RA , was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.-Early classical career:...
(3 August 1746 – 4 September 1813) was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
in the neoclassical
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.
Charles Wyatt
Charles WyattCharles Wyatt
For musician and writer see Charles Wyatt .Charles Wyatt was an English architect and Member of Parliament for Sudbury, Suffolk....
(1758–1813) was an architect who worked in India; son of William Wyatt
William Wyatt
William Wyatt was a pioneer settler and philanthropist in Australia.-Early life:Wyatt was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, the son of Richard Wyatt. He was apprenticed at 16 years of age to a Plymouth surgeon, Thomas Stewart. Wyatt continued to study medicine and obtained the qualification of...
and a nephew of James Wyatt.
Jeffry Wyattville
Sir Jeffry WyattvilleJeffry Wyattville
Sir Jeffry Wyattville was an English architect and garden designer. His original surname was Wyatt, and his name is sometimes also written as Jeffrey and his surname as Wyatville; he changed his name in 1824.He was trained by his uncles Samuel Wyatt and James Wyatt, who were both leading architects...
(1766–1840) was an English architect and garden designer
Garden designer
The term garden designer can refer either to an amateur or a professional who designs the plan and features of gardens. Amateurs design their gardens for their own properties. Professionals, with experienced skills, design gardens that benefit clients...
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Benjamin Dean Wyatt
Benjamin Dean WyattBenjamin Dean Wyatt
Benjamin Dean Wyatt was an English architect. He was the son and pupil of the architect James Wyatt, and the brother of Matthew Cotes Wyatt....
(1775–1852) was an English architect. He was the eldest son and pupil of the architect James Wyatt
James Wyatt
James Wyatt RA , was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.-Early classical career:...
.
Matthew Cotes Wyatt
Matthew Cotes WyattMatthew Cotes Wyatt
Matthew Cotes Wyatt was a painter and sculptor and a member of the Wyatt family, who were well-known in the Victorian era as architects and sculptors.-Early life:...
(1777–1862), son of James Wyatt, a painter and sculptor.
Lewis Wyatt
Lewis WyattLewis Wyatt
Lewis William Wyatt was a British architect, a nephew of both Samuel and James Wyatt of the Wyatt family of architects, who articled with each of his uncles and began practice on his own about 1805....
(1777–1853) was an English architect, son of Benjamin and a nephew of James Wyatt.
Philip William Wyatt
Philip William WyattPhilip Wyatt
Philip William Wyatt was an English architect, the youngest son of the architect James Wyatt nephew of Samuel Wyatt, cousin to Sir Jeffry Wyattville....
(?–1835) was an English architect, the youngest son of the architect James Wyatt
James Wyatt
James Wyatt RA , was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.-Early classical career:...
nephew of Samuel Wyatt
Samuel Wyatt
Samuel Wyatt was an English architect and engineer. A member of the Wyatt family, which included several notable 18th and 19th century English architects, his work was primarily in a neoclassical style.-Career:...
, cousin to Sir Jeffry Wyattville
Jeffry Wyattville
Sir Jeffry Wyattville was an English architect and garden designer. His original surname was Wyatt, and his name is sometimes also written as Jeffrey and his surname as Wyatville; he changed his name in 1824.He was trained by his uncles Samuel Wyatt and James Wyatt, who were both leading architects...
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Matthew Digby Wyatt
Sir (Matthew) Digby WyattMatthew Digby Wyatt
Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt was a British architect and art historian who became Secretary of the Great Exhibition, Surveyor of the East India Company and the first Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge.-Life:...
(28 July 1820 – 21 May 1877) was a British architect and art historian who became Secretary of the Great Exhibition, Surveyor of the East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
and the first Slade Professor of Fine Art
Slade Professor of Fine Art
The Slade Professorship of Fine Art is the oldest professorship of art at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and London.-History:The chairs were founded concurrently in 1869 by a bequest from the art collector and philanthropist Felix Slade, with studentships also created in the University of...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
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