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Sir Christopher Wren, His Family And His Times - With Original Letters And A Discourse On Architecture Hitherto Unpublished by Lucy Phillimore, 2010-04-03
Sir Christopher Wren: Webster's Timeline History, 1529 - 2007 by Icon Group International, 2009-05-01
The Architecture of Sir Christopher Wren by Viktor Furst, 1956-12
Life and works of Sir Christopher Wren. From the Parentalia; or memoirs by Christopher Wren, E H. 1871-1931. illus New, et all 2010-09-09
Sir Christopher Wren: A Biography by Harold Frederick Hutchinson, 1976-02
Sir Christopher Wren by Bryan Little, 1975-10-16
Sir Christopher Wren, His Family and His Times: With Original Letters and a Discourse On Architecture Hitherto Unpublished. 1585-1723 by Lucy Phillimore, 2010-01-10
Sir Christopher Wren,: Scientist, scholar and architect, by Lawrence Weaver, 1923
250 Years After Sir Christopher Wren (White Horse library) by Alex Cobban, 1974-12-12
The life, work and influence of Sir Christopher Wren: An essay by Arthur Stratton, 1897
Sir Christopher Wren And His Times (1852) by James Elmes, 2010-09-10
Under the Dome of St. Paul's; A Story of Sir Christopher Wren's Days by Emma Marshall, 2010-04-01
SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN A.D. 1632-1723. by Sir Christopher]. [Wren, 1923
An account of some Roman urns, and other antiquities, lately digg'd up near Bishops-Gate. With brief reflections upon the antient and present state of London. In a letter to Sir Christopher Wren, ... by John Woodward, 2010-05-29

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The Lutheran | September 1998 | Lutherans In London
Article in The Lutheran describing London's St. Anne Church built 1680 by sir christopher wren, steeped in music, history and diversity.
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Extractions: Skyline of steeples H ere's a quiz you probably won't find in your travel guidebook. St. Anne Lutheran Church in London: Is small because few Lutherans live in England? Is known for its excellent music program? Has services in Swahili, Chinese and Amharic, as well as English? Was built in 1680 by Sir Christopher Wren? If you said "all of the above," you're right. It's also a spot Lutheran travelers should find. Hint: It's around the corner from St. Paul's Cathedral. And after church, you can walk through the rear door and across a small alley to the Lord Raglan Pub. That's what ELCA Presiding Bishop H. George Anderson did earlier this year when he preached at St. Anne. Pastor Paul D. Schmiege and the congregation hosted him and other ELCA guests for lunch. The church's international character began in 1966 with Estonian and Latvian services and then for others, particularly Lutherans from Tanzania, Namibia and other African nations. At times, Polish, Hungarian, Icelandic, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish services are conducted.
Wren, Sir Christopher
Search Biographies Bio search tips. peopleBiographyPeopleW wren, sir christopher. architect Birthplace East Knoyle, England Born 1632 Died 1723
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Sir Christopher Wren - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [
sir christopher wren Listing in AskART, an artist directory featuring sir christopher wren and over 32 000 North American painting and other artwork artists - sir christopher wren prices, Death
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Wren, Sir Christopher
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Extractions: Wren, Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Christopher, , English architect. A mathematical prodigy, he studied at Oxford. He was professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, from 1657 to 1661, when he became Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford. Though now known as the greatest architect of the English baroque style, in his time Wren was a celebrated astronomer and mathematician who, in 1660, was one of the founders of the Royal Society . His architectural career began in 1661 when Charles II appointed him assistant to the royal architect and in 1665 he spent six months in Paris studying architecture. The distinguished buildings Wren created in the years thereafter owe much of their cerebral rigor to his mathematical training. After the great fire of 1666 Wren prepared a master plan for the reconstruction of London, which was never executed. He designed, however, many new buildings that were built, the greatest of which was Saint Paul's Cathedral The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
BBC - History - Sir Christopher Wren (1632 - 1723)
Although he is known as an architect and designer, sir christopher wren s career did not begin with training in these disciplines.
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Extractions: Send it to a friend! Although he is known as an architect and designer, Sir Christopher Wren's career did not begin with training in these disciplines. Before the age of 17 he had invented an instrument that wrote in the dark, a pneumatic engine and a new deaf and dumb language. Among his first contributions to the world was the perfection of a working barometer. His talents were extraordinarily diverse. After an education at Westminster and Wadham College, Oxford he became a Fellow of All Souls where he was distinguished in maths and physics. At Wadham he experimented with opium as an anaesthetic enabling doctors to perform prolonged surgery. Then in 1662 Wren joined other mathematicians, scientists and scholars to form the Royal Society of London for Promoting Natural Knowledge. Born to the Dean of Windsor, he led a privileged early life playing with the young Prince Charles in Windsor Castle. His predilection for learning and science was evident at an early age, but his interest in architecture was equally strong and may have been inspired by a book which he read as a boy, entitled On Architecture , written by the Roman author Vitruvius. This interest perhaps first expressed itself in 1663 when he visited ruins of the Theatre of Marcellus in Rome where he studied the plans for the original building. When he was later asked to design a theatre for an Oxford college it was to this design that he referred.
Wren, Christopher
Bryan Little, sir christopher wren a Historical Biography, (London, 1975 Lindsey, wren, His Work and Times, (London, 1951). John Summerson, sir christopher wren, (New York, 1953
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Extractions: Wren, Christopher Note: the creators of the Galileo Project and this catalogue cannot answer email on genealogical questions. 1. Dates Born: East Knoyle, Wiltshire, 20 October 1632 Died: London, 25 February, 1723 Dateinfo: Dates Certain Lifespan: 2. Father Occupation: Cleric Dr. Christopher Wren was the Rector of East Knoyle. From the prominent Anglican family which included his brother, Bishop Matthew Wren, the father was also Chaplain to Charles I, would soon be Dean of Windsor (succeeding his brother) and Registrar of the Garter. In 1638 he was given the "rich rectory" of Haseley, Oxfordshire. From his string of appointments, clearly prosperous. Note that Wren's mother was the only child and heiress of a Wiltshire squire. In 1649 Wren went to Oxford as a gentleman commoner even though his father had been deprived by the Puritans. 3. Nationality Birth: English Career: English Death: English 4. Education Schooling: Oxford, M.A. Educated at Westminster School. Oxford, Wadham College, (1649-53); B.A., 1651; M.A., 1653. D.C.L., conferred by Oxford, 1661.
BBC - History - Christopher Wren And St Paul's Cathedral
years to build. The architect was sir christopher wren who lived to see the cathedral completed in his lifetime. In the early 1660s
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Extractions: One of the great buildings of the world, St Paul's Cathedral took a decade to design and forty years to build. The architect was Sir Christopher Wren who lived to see the cathedral completed in his lifetime. In the early 1660s Wren had designed a handful of buildings in Oxford and Cambridge. In the aftermath of the Great Fire of London, when still only in his thirties, he was entrusted with the task of rebuilding St Paul's, the greatest building project of the age.
St Alfege Church, At The Heart Of Maritime Greenwich
A Grade I listed church, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, a student of sir christopher wren one of only six Hawksmoor churches. Includes service times, map, and history of the church.
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Christopher Wren - England's Greatest Architect
Click to Visit. christopher wren A short biography of sir christopher wren, including the building of St. Paul s Cathedral.
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Extractions: Christopher Wren Wren the scientist. The greatest British architect of all time was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, in 1632, the son of the rector of Knoyle. Christopher Wren attended Westminster School and Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated with a masters degree in 1651. At this stage Wren was a pure scientist (by the standards of the time) focusing on astronomy, physics, and anatomy. He experimented with submarine design, road paving, and design of telescopes. At the tender age of 25 he was offered the Chair of Astronomy at Gresham College, London. In 1660 Wren was one of the founding members of the Society of Experimental Philosophy. In 1662, under the patronage of Charles II, this body became known as the Royal Society.
BBC Sir Christopher Wren 1632-1723
Biography of the architect of St Paul's Cathedral, illustrated with his portrait by sir Godfrey Kneller.
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Trinity College Public Lectures Redirection Service
A tour of the varied architecture of the college via sensitive bird's eye view, with comments on its history, from the official site. Includes the library designed by sir christopher wren.
http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/TrinityMap/trinitymap.htm
Greenwich Past: Sir Christopher Wren
sir christopher wren (1632 1723). Designer of Baroque architecture. Old Royal Naval College formerly Greenwich Hospital (1694- ); Greenwich
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SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN
wren, sir christopher (16321723), English architect, the son of a clergyman, was born at East Knoyle, Wiltshire, on the 2oth of October 1632; he entered at
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Extractions: WREN, SIR CHRISTOPHER Wren also designed a colonnade to enclose a large piazza forming a clear space round the church, somewhat after the fashion of Bernini's colonnade in front of St Peter's, but space in the city was too valuable to admit of this. Wren was an enthusiastic admirer of Bernini's designs, and visited Paris in 1665 in order to see him and his proposed scheme for the rebuilding of the Louvre. Bernini showed his design to Wren, but would not let him copy it, though, as he said, he " would have given his skin " to be allowed to do so. After the destruction of the city of London Wren was employed to make designs for rebuilding its fifty burnt churches, and he also prepared a scheme for laying out the whole city on a new plan, with a series of wide streets radiating from a central space. Difficulties arising from the various ownerships of the ground prevented the accomplishment of this scheme. Among Wren's city churches the most noteworthy are St Michael's, Cornhill; St Bride's, Fleet Street, and St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, the latter remarkable for its graceful spire; and St Stephen's, Walbrook, with a plain exterior, but very elaborate and graceful interior. In the design of spires Wren showed much taste and wonderful power of invention. He was also very judicious in the way in which he expended the limited money at his command; he did not fritter it away in an attempt tc make the whole of a building remarkable, but devoted it chiefly to one part or feature, such as a spire or a rich scheme of internal decoration. Thus he was in some cases, as in that of St James's, Piccadilly, content to make the exterior of an almost barnlike plainness.
Wren, Sir Christopher. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. wren, sir christopher. 16321723, English architect. A mathematical prodigy, he studied at Oxford.
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Wren, Sir Christopher. The American Heritage® Dictionary Of The English Languag
wren, sir christopher. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language Fourth Edition. 2000. 2000. wren, sir christopher. DATES 16321723.
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Alphabetical Index. About this site. W v. wren, sir christopher (16321723), Barrow. Additional biographies Dublin Trinity College, Bonn. © Eric W. Weisstein.
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encyclopediaEncyclopedia wren, sir christopher. wren, sir christopher, 16321723, English architect. A mathematical prodigy, he studied at Oxford.
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Extractions: Wren, Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Christopher, , English architect. A mathematical prodigy, he studied at Oxford. He was professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, from 1657 to 1661, when he became Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford. Though now known as the greatest architect of the English baroque style, in his time Wren was a celebrated astronomer and mathematician who, in 1660, was one of the founders of the Royal Society . His architectural career began in 1661 when Charles II appointed him assistant to the royal architect and in 1665 he spent six months in Paris studying architecture. The distinguished buildings Wren created in the years thereafter owe much of their cerebral rigor to his mathematical training. After the great fire of 1666 Wren prepared a master plan for the reconstruction of London, which was never executed. He designed, however, many new buildings that were built, the greatest of which was Saint Paul's Cathedral The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia,
Wren, Sir Christopher
wren, sir christopher (16321723). English architect, scientist, and mathematician, who is considered his country s foremost architect.
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Extractions: English architect, scientist, and mathematician, who is considered his country's foremost architect. His work, in a simple version of the baroque style, displayed great inventiveness in design and engineering. The Wren style strongly influenced English architecture in the Georgian period and its colonial version in America. Wren was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, on October 20, 1632, the son of a clergyman. He was a precocious child with remarkable talent for science and mathematics and had already invented numerous scientific devices before the age of 14, when he was admitted to Wadham College, University of Oxford. While still a student, he made several original contributions in mathematics, winning immediate acclaim. In 1657, after serving as a fellow of All Souls College at Oxford, he was appointed professor of astronomy at Gresham College in London. Three years later he returned to Oxford to accept the post of Savilian professor of astronomy. After his return to England, the fire of 1666 burned the oldest part of London. Within a few days Wren submitted a brilliant plan for rebuilding the area. The plan anticipated many of the features of modern city planning, but it was rejected because of property disputes. In 1667 he was appointed deputy surveyor general for the reconstruction of Saint Paul's Cathedral, numerous parish churches, and other buildings destroyed by the fire. Two years later he received the coveted post of surveyor of the royal works, a position that gave him control of all government building in Britain. He held this position for the following 50 years.
Sir Christopher Wren
sir christopher wren. Born 20 Oct 1632 in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England Died 25 Feb 1723 in London, England. christopher wren s
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Extractions: Died: 25 Feb 1723 in London, England Christopher Wren's In 1634 Christopher Wren senior was offered the position of Dean of Windsor, a post held by his brother Mathew Wren who was becoming Bishop of Hereford. Christopher Wren senior was installed as Dean on 4 April 1635 and there the young Christopher was brought up by his father and by an older sister who slotted into the role of a mother to him. He grew up with the close friendship of another relation, for his uncle Mathew Wren had a son, also called Mathew Wren, who became part of Christopher's close family. Another childhood friend was the son of Charles I, the Prince of Wales, and they often played together. Physically Christopher was a rather frail child who was quite small in stature. He loved drawing from a young age and he developed this markedly as he grew older. Science fascinated him, he showed a natural curiosity in everything around him and loved to conduct little experiments which he devised himself. Christopher had a private tutor during his early years, then when he was nine years old he was sent to Westminster School in London. This school was run by Dr Busby who was noted both for the exceptionally strict discipline he maintained and for his considerable ability which led to great success for many of his pupils. At this school Christopher quickly became proficient in Latin and this is shown by letters he wrote in Latin to his father which still survive.

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