James Playfair (architect)
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James Playfair | |
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| Born | 5 August 1755 Benvie, Forfarshire, Scotland |
| Died | 23 February 1794 (aged 38) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Jessie Graham |
| Children | William Henry Playfair |
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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
Henry Dundas, who assisted him in developing a client base largely made up of other Scots.[1] His son, William Henry Playfair (1790–1857), was also a celebrated architect, responsible for many of the buildings in Edinburgh’s New Town
.
James Playfair's works include
Claude Nicholas Ledoux
, and is also notable for having the earliest complete Egyptian room in Britain.
On his death in 1794, most of Playfair's papers were bought by his close friend
Sir John Soane and are now housed at Sir John Soane's Museum
in London.
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