James William Wild

Architect

1814 – 1892

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Who was James William Wild?

James William Wild was a British architect. Initially working in the Gothic style, he later employed round-arched forms. He spent several years in Egypt. He acted as decorative architect to the Great Exhibition of 1851, and designed the Grimsby Dock Tower completed in 1852. He worked on designs for the South Kensington Museum, and was curator of the Sir John Soane's Museum from 1878 to his death in 1892.

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Born
Mar 9, 1814
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Died
Nov 7, 1892
Sir John Soane's Museum

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on July 23, 2013

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