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William Henry Playfair

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Scottish architect (1790-1857)

ArchitectsLived 1790 to 1857 · aged 66
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William Henry Playfair FRSE was a Scottish architect in the 19th century who designed the Eastern, or Third, New Town and many of Edinburgh's neoclassical landmarks.

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Playfair's townhouse at 17 Great Stuart Street, EdinburghPlayfair's townhouse at 17 Great Stuart Street, EdinburghPlayfair's grave in Dean Cemetery, EdinburghPlayfair's grave in Dean Cemetery, EdinburghStatue of William Henry Playfair, Chambers Street, EdinburghStatue of William Henry Playfair, Chambers Street, Edinburgh

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Architects born in the 1790s 6

Ludwig Förster44.9Antonio Corazzi44.0Alexander Brullov48.7Alexis de Chateauneuf43.0Alessandro Antonelli49.1William Tite42.9

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Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1790 to 1857 · aged 66
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