| LC control no. | n 86825155 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wood, John, 1704-1754 |
| Variant(s) | Wood, John, the Elder |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Located | Bath (England) |
| Birth date | 1704 |
| Death date | 17540523 |
| Field of activity | Architecture City planning |
| Profession or occupation | Architects City planners |
| Found in | His A description of Bath, 1769: t.p. (John Wood) LC data base, 11-5-85 (hdg.: Wood, John, 1705?-1754) Oxford DNB online, 10 Mar. 2014 (John Wood, architect and town planner, was born in Bath and baptized at St James's Church there on 26 August 1704; died in Bath on 23 May 1754 and was buried in the parish church of St Mary at Swainswick, Somerset) Colvin, H.M. A biographical dictionary of British architects 1600-1840, 2008 (John Wood, born in Bath in 1704, baptized 26 August, died 23 May 1754) Wikipedia, 10 Mar. 2014: under John Wood, the Elder (John Wood, the Elder, born 1704, died 23 May 1754, was an English architect, working mainly in Bath; he is known for designing many of the streets and buildings of Bath; in 1740 he surveyed Stonehenge and the Stanton Drew stone circles; he later wrote extensively about Bladud and Neo-Druidism; because of some of his designs he is also thought to have been involved in the early years of Freemasonry) |
| Associated language | eng |
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