Christopher Wren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christopher Wren

English architect

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1632

Place of Birth: East Knoyle, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1723

Profession: astronomer, architect, politician, urban planner, physicist, mathematician, university teacher, anatomist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (; 30 October 1632 [O.S.
20 October] – 8 March 1723 [O.S.
25 February]) was an English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710.The principal creative responsibility for a number of the churches is now more commonly attributed to others in his office, especially Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Other notable buildings by Wren include the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and the south front of Hampton Court Palace.
The Wren Building, the main building at the College of William and Mary, Virginia, is attributed to Wren. Educated in Latin and Aristotelian physics at the University of Oxford, Wren was a founder of the Royal Society (president 1680–1682), and his scientific work was highly regarded by Isaac Newton and Blaise Pascal.



Alternative names	Gottfried Kneller, Birth name: Gottfried Kniller
Description	German painter, draughtsman, engraver and miniaturist
Date of birth/death	8 August 1646	7 November 1723
Location of birth/death	Lübeck	London
Work period	between circa 1660 and circa 1723 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1723-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Leiden (circa 1660–1665), Rome, Venice (1672–1675), Nuremberg, Hamburg (1674–1676), London (1676–1723), France (1684–1685)
Authority control	: Q65317 VIAF: 74127041 ISNI: 0000 0000 8154 5352 ULAN: 500015875 LCCN: n82103048 NLA: 35216965 WorldCat