James Craig
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James Craig was an 18th-century Scottish architect best known for planning Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town, a landmark of urban design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Craig canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1739-10-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1795-06-23 ⓘ |
| designed |
street plan of Edinburgh New Town
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urban layout of Edinburgh New Town ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish people ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| genre |
city planning
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urban design ⓘ |
| influenced | urban development of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
planning Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town
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urban design of Edinburgh New Town ⓘ |
| movement | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| name | James Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | winning competition to design Edinburgh New Town ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Edinburgh New Town
NERFINISHED
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plan for Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Edinburgh
ⓘ
history of Scottish architecture ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New Town, Edinburgh