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William Henry Playfair (nephew) Playfair's trade-balance time-series chart, published in his Commercial and Political Atlas , 1786 William Playfair (22 September 1759 – 11 February 1823), a Scottish engineer and political economist , served as a secret agent on behalf of Great Britain during its war with France. [1]
John Amoore. 22 January 2017, 13:33. Querying 1789 given as William Henry Playfair's date of birth which others give as July 1790. (I note that the National Records of Scotland website gives his birthdate as 1759 - but that is I think the date of birth of his uncle the engineer William Playfair -- checked 22nd January 2017 - I will hopefully remember to contact them tomorrow)
William Henry Playfair (Londres, 15 de julio de 1790 - Edimburgo, 19 de marzo de 1857) fue uno de los arquitectos más importantes de Escocia del siglo XIX. Su padre James Playfair, también había sido arquitecto y su tíos fueron el científico John Playfair y el economista William Playfair .
William Henry Playfair (* 15. Juli 1790 in London; † 19. März 1857 in Edinburgh) war ein bedeutender schottischer Architekt des 19. Jahrhunderts. Leben und Wirken. Playfair kam 1790 als Sohn des Architekten James Playfair (1755–1794) in London zur Welt, zog jedoch bereits in jungen Jahren nach Edinburgh um.
William Henry Playfair (1790-1857) Victorian Web Home —> Visual Arts —> Architecture —> Edinburgh ] Probably the most famous Scottish architect in the classical tradition, Playfair was born in London as the younger son of a Scottish architect, James Playfair (1755-1794), who was a good friend of Sir John Soane's.
William Henry Playfair (1790-1857) fut un des plus célèbres architectes écossais du XIX e siècle. Il construisit plusieurs bâtiments de style néoclassique , dont la National Gallery of Scotland , la Royal Scottish Academy , l' église Saint-Stephen et, avec Charles Robert Cockerell , le Monument national d'Écosse sur Calton Hill .
1 de jul. de 2021 · William Henry Playfair did not limit his talents to Edinburgh, you can find many of his buildings and contributions to design around Scotland. It is hard to imagine in today’s world any one particular architect having such a significant impact on a cityscape, and to know that over 200 years later these buildings are still standing and still as impactful on our landscape.
