Christopher Wren

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Baroque architect English person architect human polymath

Christopher Wren was a renowned 17th-century English architect and polymath best known for designing St Paul’s Cathedral and reshaping the cityscape of London after the Great Fire.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Sir Christopher Wren	17
Christopher Wren the Younger	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque architect ⓘ English person ⓘ architect ⓘ human ⓘ polymath ⓘ
academicPosition	Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford ⓘ
burialPlace	St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral, London
child	Christopher Wren self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Christopher Wren the Younger
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1632-10-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1723-02-25 ⓘ
designed	Greenwich Hospital (Royal Hospital for Seamen), Greenwich ⓘ Hampton Court Palace ⓘ surface form: Hampton Court Palace (additions and alterations) Kensington Palace, London ⓘ surface form: Kensington Palace (alterations and extensions) Marlborough House ⓘ surface form: Marlborough House, London (attributed) Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) ⓘ Royal Hospital Chelsea, London ⓘ St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London ⓘ St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London ⓘ St Mary-le-Bow, London ⓘ St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral, London St Stephen Walbrook ⓘ surface form: St Stephen Walbrook, London The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford ⓘ Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ
educatedAt	University of Oxford ⓘ Wadham College, Oxford ⓘ Westminster School ⓘ
era	17th century ⓘ early 18th century ⓘ
father	Christopher Wren Sr. ⓘ
fieldOfWork	architecture ⓘ astronomy ⓘ mathematics ⓘ
fullName	Christopher Wren self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sir Christopher Wren
honorificPrefix	Sir ⓘ
influencedBy	Renaissance architecture ⓘ classical architecture ⓘ
knownFor	contributions to English Baroque architecture ⓘ design of St Paul’s Cathedral, London ⓘ rebuilding many churches in the City of London after the Great Fire of 1666 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	Royal Society ⓘ
notableWork	City churches of London rebuilt after the Great Fire ⓘ St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ surface form: St Paul’s Cathedral, London
occupation	architect ⓘ astronomer ⓘ mathematician ⓘ professor ⓘ surveyour ⓘ
participatedIn	rebuilding of the City of London after the Great Fire of 1666 ⓘ
placeOfBirth	East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath	London, England ⓘ
positionHeld	President of the Royal Society ⓘ Surveyor of the King’s Works ⓘ
spouse	Faith Coghill ⓘ Jane Fitzwilliam ⓘ
style	English Baroque ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

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11 Downing Street → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Christ Church, Newgate Street, London → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Marlborough House → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

subject surface form: Monument to the Great Fire of London

this entity surface form: Sir Christopher Wren

Old Royal Naval College → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Royal Hospital Chelsea, London → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Hospital Chelsea

this entity surface form: Sir Christopher Wren

The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

subject surface form: Sheldonian Theatre

St Benet Paul’s Wharf → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir Christopher Wren

St James’s Church, Piccadilly, London → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

St Mary-le-Bow, London → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir Christopher Wren

St Nicholas Cole Abbey → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

St Paul's Cathedral → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

St Stephen Walbrook → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir Christopher Wren

Wren Library → architect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir Christopher Wren

Great Fire of London → architecturalRebuildingLedBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Royal Hospital Chelsea, London → associatedArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

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Hampton Court Palace → baroqueArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

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St Paul's Cathedral → builder → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Emmanuel College, Cambridge → chapelArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Pembroke College, Cambridge → chapelArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Christopher Wren → child → Christopher Wren self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christopher Wren the Younger

Christopher Wren Sr. → child → Christopher Wren ⓘ

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Nicholas Hawksmoor → collaboratedWith → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Robert Hooke → collaboratedWith → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Christ Church, Newgate Street, London → designedBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Greenwich Hospital (Royal Hospital for Seamen), Greenwich → designedBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Greenwich Hospital (collaborative work) → designedBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke) → designedBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Sir Christopher Wren

Nicholas Hawksmoor → educatedBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Nicholas Hawksmoor → employer → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Christopher Wren → fullName → Christopher Wren self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England → hasBirthplaceOf → Christopher Wren ⓘ

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Baroque → hasNotableArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford → hasNotableHolder → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Surveyor of the King’s Works → hasNotableOfficeHolder → Christopher Wren ⓘ

East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England → hasNotablePerson → Christopher Wren ⓘ

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Andrea Palladio → influenced → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Nicholas Hawksmoor → influencedBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Trinity College, Cambridge → libraryDesigner → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Jane Fitzwilliam → marriedToNotableArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

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Great Fire of London → memorialDesigner → Christopher Wren ⓘ

Wren Library → namedAfter → Christopher Wren ⓘ

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Christ Church, Oxford → notableArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

English Baroque → notableArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

St Nicholas Cole Abbey → rebuiltBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe → reconstructionArchitect → Christopher Wren ⓘ

St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London → reconstructionBy → Christopher Wren ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir Christopher Wren