| Title | Sir Christopher Wren |
|---|---|
| Author | by John Summerson |
| Publication | Collins |
| Size | 158p |
| Language | ENG |
| ISBN | |
| Topics |
Biography--Philosophy Biography--Architects Wren, Christopher Michael (1632-1723) |
| Notes | 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 his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. Educated in Latin and Aristotelian physics at the University of Oxford, Wren was a notable anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. [wikipedia] |