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James Playfair (5 August 1755 – 23 February 1794) was a Scottish architect who worked largely in the neoclassical tradition. Biography. Playfair was born in Benvie near Dundee, where his father was the parish minister. He was the brother of William Playfair the engineer, and the mathematician John Playfair.
- Architect
- 5 August 1755, Benvie, Forfarshire, Scotland
- Jessie Graham
- 23 February 1794 (aged 38), Edinburgh, Scotland
James Playfair (8 July 1860 – 25 May 1937) was noted for his entrepreneurship in the Great Lakes shipping, lumbering, grain handling, and industrial manufacturing businesses. He was a central figure in the establishment of Midland, Ontario, Canada.
- Great Lakes shipping; Midland businessman
- Charlotte Ogilivie
- Businessman
Of his children two became well-known in their fields: James George Playfair practised medicine in Florence and William Henry Playfair who was three at the time of his father’s death became an architect. Playfair’s early designs have a refined neo-classical simplicity.
James Playfair lived from 1755 to 1794. He was a Scottish architect remembered primarily for his work in the neo-classical tradition. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
28 de abr. de 2008 · James Playfair was an architect active, particularly in Scotland, in the late-18th century. He was born in Benvie, near Dundee, Scotland on 5 August 1755 and died in Edinburgh, Scotland on 23 February 1794. He was the father of the architect William Henry Playfair (born 1790, died 1857). Bibliography.
21 de jul. de 2019 · As I recorded last week, the four Playfair brothers – John, James, William and Robert – were the sons of the Reverend James Playfair, minister of the Church of Scotland at Benvie west of Dundee, and his wife Margaret nee Young. All four brothers were brought up to be “lads o’pairts” with an education at home that was wide ...
James Playfair may refer to: James Playfair (architect) (1755–1794), Scottish architect; James Playfair (minister) (1738–1819), Scottish clergyman; James Playfair (businessman) (1860–1937), Canadian entrepreneur; Jim Playfair (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player; James Playfair, a fictional character in the short story "The ...
