Gwynn, John, 1713-1786

LC control no.	n 81120647
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Gwynn, John, 1713-1786 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Gwyn, John, 1713-1786 Gwynn, John, d. 1786 Gwynne, John, 1713-1786
Associated country	Great Britain
Located	London (England)
Birth date	1713
Death date	1786-02
Place of birth	Shrewsbury (England)
Field of activity	Architecture Architectural drawing Bridges--Design and construction City planning
Affiliation	Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Profession or occupation	Architects Civil engineers City planners
Found in	London and Westminster improved, illustrated by plans, 1766: t.p. (John Gwynn) DNB (Gwynn, Gwyn, or Gwynne, John, d. 1786; architect) Oxford DNB online, 20 Dec. 2013 (Gwynn [Gwyn, Gwynne], John (bap. 1713, d. 1786), architect; born in Shrewsbury; baptised 12 November 1713 at St Julian's Church, Shrewsbury; died 27 February 1786 in Worcester) Skempton, A. Biographical dictionary of civil engineers. Vol. 1: 1500-1830, 2002 (Gwynn, John (1713-1786); writer, architect and bridge-builder; a native of Shrewsbury; his most important book was "London and Westminster improved") Wikipedia, 20 Dec. 2013 (John Gwynn (1713-28 February 1786) was an English architect and civil engineer, who became one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768; he advocated greater control over planning in London, for which he produced detailed suggestions; his buildings include Magdalen Bridge and the Covered Market in Oxford, and several bridges over the River Severn; he was born and died in Shrewsbury; he worked initially as a carpenter, but then decided to practice as a (largely self-taught) architect and town planner, moving to London, where he became a friend of Samuel) Johnson)
Associated language	eng