William Kent

Summary

William Kent is a human^[1]. He was born in Bridlington^[2]. He was born on +1684-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on +1748-04-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an architect^[6], painter^[7], printmaker^[8], decorator^[9], and landscape architect^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Bridlington^[2], William Kent…
• William Kent passed away in London^[4].
• William Kent was born on +1684-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Kent died on +1748-04-12T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Kent held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[12].
• William Kent worked as an architect^[6].
• William Kent worked as a painter^[7].
• William Kent worked as a printmaker^[8].
• William Kent worked as a decorator^[9].
• William Kent worked as a landscape architect^[10].
• William Kent worked as a furniture designer^[13].
• William Kent's field of work was architecture^[14].
• William Kent's field of work was landscape architecture^[15].
• William Kent's field of work was design^[16].
• William Kent's field of work was painting^[17].
• William Kent held the position of court painter^[18].
• A notable work attributed to William Kent is Holkham Hall^[19].
• A notable work attributed to William Kent is Claremont Landscape Garden^[20].
• William Kent is recorded as male^[21].
• William Kent's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• William Kent's Commons category is recorded as William Kent^[23].
• William Kent's family name is recorded as Kent^[24].
• William Kent's given name is recorded as William^[25].
• William Kent's depicted by is recorded as William Kent (1685–1748), Architect^[26].
• William Kent's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bridlington^[2], William Kent… he was born on +1684-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect^[6], painter^[7], printmaker^[8], decorator^[9], landscape architect^[10], and furniture designer^[13]. Fields of work include architecture^[14], an academic discipline^[28]; landscape architecture^[15], an academic discipline^[29]; design^[16], a field of study^[30]; and painting^[17], a method^[31]. William Kent held the position of court painter^[18].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Holkham Hall^[19], a historic house museum^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1734^[34] and Claremont Landscape Garden^[20], a garden^[35], in United Kingdom^[36].

Death and Burial

William Kent died on +1748-04-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in London^[4].

Why It Matters

William Kent ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month, #7,163 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was William Kent born?

William Kent was born in Bridlington^[2].

Where did William Kent die?

William Kent died in London^[4].

What did William Kent do for work?

William Kent worked as architect^[6], painter^[7], printmaker^[8], decorator^[9], and landscape architect^[10].