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 luglio 1771 – 1º gennaio 1857) figura come archeologo, “Architekturzeichner”, editore e scrittore negli archivi di autorità della Bibliothèque nationale de France e della Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Vita
John Britton nacque il 7 luglio 1771 e morì il 1º gennaio 1857. Per il luogo di nascita di John Britton, Kington è registrato dalla Deutsche Nationalbibliothek e Kingston St-Michael, GB dalla Bibliothèque nationale de France. Il luogo di morte di John Britton è Londra, secondo la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek e la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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La Deutsche Nationalbibliothek registra Londra come luogo di attività.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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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.
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St Pancras.
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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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- 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.
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