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George Dance the Elder

English architect (1695–1768)
Person human Q3101508

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
1695, April 1, 1695[7]
Date of death
February 8, 1768
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[11]
Occupation
architect, surveyor
Notable work
Mansion House, St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, St Botolph's Aldgate[12][13][14]
Spouse
Elizabeth Gould[8]
Child
George Dance the Younger, Nathaniel Dance-Holland[9][10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[24]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17][18][19]
Different from
George Dance the Younger[21]
Given name
George[16]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
TP updated between September 2019 and August 2020[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en the Elder George Dance en George Dance en George Dance the Elder en George I Dance en George, I Dance en George, Senior Dance en George, the elder Dance de George Dance der Ältere es George Dance el Viejo fa جورج دانس fi George Dance vanhempi fr George Dance l’Ainé he ג'ורג' דאנס האב it George Dance il Vecchio nl George Dance the Elder
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
000000008022715X
VIAF cluster ID
23204106, 121572088
Library of Congress authority ID
nr91028771
GND ID
128890932
ArchINFORM person/group ID
19034
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
DanceGeorgetheElderapproximately1694-1768
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15063639h
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00516512
DDB person (GND) ID
128890932
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
128890932
FAST ID
1897859
Find a Grave memorial ID
10004548
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Freebase ID
/m/03f0tz
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
George_d.e._Dance, George_Dance_-_den_eldre
IdRef ID
088009475
National Gallery of Art artist ID
21480
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810534140105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5571738
Open Library ID
OL6033075A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
7095
Prabook ID
2300705
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
16816
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
25983
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10003250
The Peerage person ID
p56670.htm#i566696
UK National Archives ID
F67607
Union List of Artist Names ID
500019479
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/134809
WikiTree person ID
Dance-571
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdGMG3WpYHxHHfM4q7j4q
Yale LUX ID
person/6e55e751-f490-47e5-8fa7-d8125b15e6ec

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🔗 Connections
Child 2
Nathaniel Dance-Holland, George Dance the Younger
Children (paternal) 2
Nathaniel Dance-Holland, George Dance the Younger
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Notable work 2
Mansion House, St Botolph's Aldgate
Occupation 2
architect, surveyor
← Architect 2
Mansion House, St Botolph's Aldgate
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Great Britain
Different from 1
George Dance the Younger
Given name 1
George
Has works in the collection 1
National Gallery of Art
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
George Dance the Younger
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Summary

George Dance the Elder was born on January 1, 1695[1], in London[2]. He died on February 8, 1768[3], in London[4]. He worked as an architect[5] and surveyor[6].

FAQs

Where was George Dance the Elder born?

George Dance the Elder was born in London[2].

Where did George Dance the Elder die?

George Dance the Elder passed away in London[4].

Who was George Dance the Elder married to?

George Dance the Elder's spouses include Elizabeth Gould[8].

What did George Dance the Elder do for work?

George Dance the Elder worked as an architect[5] and surveyor[6].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain London National Gallery of Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1695-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1695-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'ga', 'it']
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  2. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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  3. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/134809
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  4. 26w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Citizenship → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Given name → George
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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