John Britton
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- Born
- 1771 · Kington St Michael.
- Died
- 1857 · St Pancras.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Kingdom of Great Britain
- Occupation
- topographer · art historian · draftsperson · printmaker · writer · antiquarian · publisher · archaeologist
- Fields
- English-language literature
- Honours
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
- Languages
- English
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John Britton (7 July 1771 – 1 January 1857) is described as an archaeologist, architectural draughtsman, publisher and writer in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Life
John Britton was born on 7 July 1771 and died on 1 January 1857. For the birthplace of John Britton, Kington is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Kingston St-Michael, GB by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. John Britton died in London, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Activity
The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records London as a place of activity.
Institutions cited
Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Life and career
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1771
John Britton born at Kington St Michael.
1857
John Britton died on 2 January 1857.
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Kington St Michael.
Birth place
St Pancras.
Death place
Primary material
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scholarly publication
- Britton, John (1771–1857), antiquary and topographer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2004
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q15462617: John Britton
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Britton, John. 618.
- 2.Simon. Fenwick. Rayner, Samuel (1806–1879). 2004. online.
- 3.William Cunnington III. Wiltshire Museum.
- 4.General Account of the Inaugural Meeting. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 1. 1–4. 1854.
- 5.Address by John Britton, 12 October 1853. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 1. 45–49. 1854.
- 6.Britton cabinet. Wiltshire Museum.
- 7.John Britton. Wiltshire Museum.
- 8.1106239. West Norwood Memorial Park tomb of John Britton.
- 9.Article by Melissa Crowther in The Clerkenwell Post, July/August 2011
- 10.Harper, Charles G. The Ingoldsby Country: literary landmarks of the "Ingoldsby Legends". A. & C. Black. 19–20. 1904.
- 11.Review of The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain by J. Britton, 1805 to 1810. The Quarterly Review. 4. 474–480. November 1810.
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scholarly publication
Britton, John (1771–1857), antiquary and topographer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004Crossref registry
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John Britton is recorded with the occupation art historian. Recorded as topographer, art historian, draftsperson, printmaker and writer.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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