John Vanbrugh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English architect and dramatist
Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1664
Place of Birth: City of London, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 26-Mar-1726
Profession: writer, architect, playwright
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About John Vanbrugh
- Sir John Vanbrugh (; 24 January 1664 (baptised) – 26 March 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
- He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse (1696) and The Provoked Wife (1697), which have become enduring stage favourites but originally occasioned much controversy.
- He was knighted in 1714.Vanbrugh was in many senses a radical throughout his life.
- As a young man and a committed Whig, he was part of the scheme to overthrow James II and put William III on the throne.
- He was imprisoned by the French as a political prisoner.
- In his career as a playwright, he offended many sections of Restoration and 18th century society, not only by the sexual explicitness of his plays, but also by their messages in defence of women's rights in marriage.
- He was attacked on both counts, and was one of the prime targets of Jeremy Collier's Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage.
- In his architectural career, he created what came to be known as English Baroque.
- His architectural work was as bold and daring as his early political activism and marriage-themed plays, and jarred conservative opinions on the subject.
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| Work location | Leiden (circa 1660–1665), Rome, Venice (1672–1675), Nuremberg, Hamburg (1674–1676), London (1676–1723), France (1684–1685) | ||
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