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Edward Alexander Wyon
Edward Alexander Wyon (1842; London – 1872; Hastings) was a London architect and poet, descended from the Wyon family of engravers. His only known building is St John the Evangelist Church in Hollington, Hastings in East Sussex. His posthumous publication, ''A Memorial Volume of Poems'' (1874), continues to be reprinted in the 21st century. He died in Hastings prior to his thirtieth birthday. Biography Ancestry His father was Edward William Wyon (1811–1885), a sculptor born in Southwark Christchurch, Christchurch, Surrey,Census 1861: RG/9/102/138; p.37. who belonged to the Wyon family of engravers and medallists. Edward Alexander's grandfather was Thomas Wyon the elder (1792–1817), and his uncles were Thomas Wyon the younger, and Benjamin Wyon (1802–1858). Edward Alexander's mother was Elizabeth Smyth, (born St James's 1820; died Chipping Barnet, Barnet 1890).GRO index: death; Elizabeth Wyon; age 70; Barnet; Sept 1890; vol.3a; p.131. His parents were married in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions. Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest museum in the United Kingdom, and several educational institutions, including University College London and a number of other colleges and institutes of the University of London as well as its central headquarters, the New College of the Humanities, the University of Law, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the British Medical Association and many others. Bloomsbury is an intellectual and literary hub for London, as home of world-known Bloomsbury Publishing, publishers of the ''Harry Potter'' series, and namesake of the Bloomsbury Set, a group of British intellectuals which included author Virginia Woolf, biographer Lytton Strachey, and economist John Maynard Keynes. Bloomsbury began to be developed in the 17th century under the Earls of Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
