William Adam

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William Adam was a prominent Scottish architect and master mason of the early 18th century, regarded as one of the leading figures in the development of Palladian architecture in Scotland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish architect
architect
human
master mason
child James Adam
John Adam
Robert Adam
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
Scotland
dateOfBirth 1689-10-30
dateOfDeath 1748-06-24
educatedAt local schools in Fife (inferred, not precisely documented)
ethnicGroup Scottish
fieldOfWork Palladianism in Scotland
architecture
country house design
gender male
languageOfWorkOrName English
Scots
movement Neoclassical architecture
Palladian architecture
notableFor leading figure in the development of Palladian architecture in Scotland
notableWork Cawdor Castle (alterations)
Duff House
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
surface form: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary at Infirmary Street

Gosford House (earlier designs)
Hamilton Palace
surface form: Hamilton Palace (additions and alterations)

Hopetoun House
Mavisbank House
The House of Alloa (alterations)
Arniston House
surface form: The House of Arniston (alterations and additions)

The House of Arnprior (alterations)
The House of Balcaskie (alterations)
Ballindalloch Castle
surface form: The House of Ballindalloch (alterations)

The House of Banff (alterations)
The House of Blair (alterations)
The House of Boyne (alterations)
Balbirnie House
surface form: The House of Brodie (alterations)

The House of Castle Grant (alterations)
The House of Craigiehall (alterations)
Cullen house
surface form: The House of Cullen (alterations)

The House of Dalkeith (alterations)
The House of Dalquharran (early work)
The House of Drum (alterations)
Drumlanrig Castle
surface form: The House of Drumlanrig (alterations)

The House of Dumfries House (early designs)
The House of Dun
The House of Elgin (alterations)
The House of Floors (alterations)
The House of Fochabers (alterations)
The House of Forres (alterations)
The House of Glamis (alterations)
The House of Gordon Castle (alterations)
The House of Gordonstoun (alterations)
The House of Haddo (alterations)
The House of Haddo House (alterations)
The House of Inveraray (early designs)
The House of Keith (alterations)
The House of Kellie (alterations)
The House of Kilravock (alterations)
The House of Kinnaird (alterations)
The House of Kinross (alterations)
The House of Melville (alterations)
The House of Milton (his own house)
The House of Monymusk (alterations)
The House of Murthly (alterations)
The House of Nairn (alterations)
The House of Newliston
The House of Panmure (alterations)
The House of Pinkie (alterations)
The House of Rosslyn (alterations)
Scone Palace
surface form: The House of Scone (alterations)

Slains Castle
surface form: The House of Slains (alterations)

Mount Stuart House
surface form: The House of Taymouth (alterations)

Thirlestane Castle
surface form: The House of Thirlestane (alterations)

Traquair House
surface form: The House of Traquair (alterations)

Yester House
surface form: The House of Yester (alterations)

The Old Quad of the University of Edinburgh (early designs and work)
Register House, Edinburgh
surface form: The Register House in Edinburgh (early design involvement)

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
surface form: The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (original building)

Vitruvius Scoticus
occupation architect
master mason
placeOfBirth Fife
Kirkcaldy
Linktown of Abbotshall
placeOfDeath Edinburgh
positionHeld King's Mason in Scotland
residence Blair Adam
Edinburgh
spouse Mary Robertson

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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Subject: William Adam
Description of subject: William Adam was a prominent Scottish architect and master mason of the early 18th century, regarded as one of the leading figures in the development of Palladian architecture in Scotland.

Referenced by (22)

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Robert Adam father William Adam
James Adam childOf William Adam
Adam Brothers foundedBy William Adam
this entity surface form: William Adam (architect)
Adam Brothers hasPart William Adam
this entity surface form: William Adam (architect)
William Adam the Younger relative William Adam
Aberfeldy architect William Adam
subject surface form: Wade’s Bridge
House of Dun architect William Adam
John Adam childOf William Adam
Inveraray Castle architect William Adam
Duff House designedBy William Adam
Duff House architect William Adam
Hopetoun House hasArchitect William Adam
Floors Castle architect William Adam
Floors Castle notableWorkOf William Adam
Adam hasNotableBearer William Adam
Adam family of architects hasMemberRole William Adam
this entity surface form: William Adam – patriarch and architect
Adam style developer William Adam
Adam family hasMember William Adam