Sir Joseph Paxton

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Sir Joseph Paxton was a renowned 19th-century English gardener, architect, and engineer best known for designing the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Member of Parliament
architect
engineer
gardener
human
landscape architect
awardReceived knighthood
birthDate 1803-08-03
birthPlace Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire, England
burialPlace Saint Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire, England
surface form: Churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
deathDate 1865-06-08
deathPlace Sydenham, Kent, England
designed Barrow-in-Furness railway station layout and docks (involvement)
Chatsworth House
surface form: Great Conservatory at Chatsworth

The Crystal Palace
Chatsworth House
surface form: Victoria Regia House at Chatsworth
designedForEvent The Crystal Palace
surface form: Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851
educatedAt Horticultural Society of London
surface form: Horticultural Society’s Chiswick Gardens (as trainee gardener)
employer William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
familyName Paxton
fieldOfWork architecture
civil engineering
horticulture
genre garden design
givenName Joseph
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced development of glass-and-iron architecture
knownFor designing the Crystal Palace
work at Chatsworth House gardens
marriageDate 1827
memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
name Sir Joseph Paxton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joseph Paxton
notableWork Chatsworth House
surface form: Chatsworth House gardens

Chatsworth House
surface form: Great Conservatory, Chatsworth

The Crystal Palace
Chatsworth House
surface form: Victoria Regia House, Chatsworth
occupation architect
engineer
gardener
landscape gardener
politician
parliamentaryTermEnd 1865
parliamentaryTermStart 1854
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Coventry
head gardener at Chatsworth House
spouse Sarah Bown
workedOn Great Exhibition of 1851

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West Norwood Cemetery, London hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
subject surface form: West Norwood Cemetery
West Norwood Cemetery, London hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
subject surface form: West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form: Sir Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace
West Norwood Cemetery, London hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
subject surface form: West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form: Sir Joseph Paxton, landscape architect
West Norwood Cemetery, London hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
subject surface form: West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form: Sir Joseph Paxton, gardener
West Norwood Cemetery, London hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
subject surface form: West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form: Sir Joseph Paxton, British architect
West Norwood Cemetery, London hasNotableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
subject surface form: West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form: Sir Joseph Paxton, British gardener and architect
Crystal Palace Park (part) designedBy Sir Joseph Paxton
subject surface form: Crystal Palace Park
this entity surface form: Joseph Paxton
Great Exhibition of 1851 architectOfMainBuilding Sir Joseph Paxton
this entity surface form: Joseph Paxton
Sir Joseph Paxton name Sir Joseph Paxton self-linksurface differs
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Chatsworth House hasLandscapeDesigner Sir Joseph Paxton
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St Marylebone Cemetery notableBurial Sir Joseph Paxton
Buxton railway station architect Sir Joseph Paxton
this entity surface form: Joseph Paxton
The Crystal Palace designedBy Sir Joseph Paxton
this entity surface form: Joseph Paxton
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire commissionedLandscapeDesigner Sir Joseph Paxton
this entity surface form: Joseph Paxton
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire patronOf Sir Joseph Paxton
this entity surface form: Joseph Paxton
Birkenhead Park designedBy Sir Joseph Paxton
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Birkenhead Park hasLandscapeArchitect Sir Joseph Paxton
this entity surface form: Joseph Paxton
Sarah Bown spouse Sir Joseph Paxton
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Sarah Bown partnerOf Sir Joseph Paxton
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Sarah Bown spouseName Sir Joseph Paxton
Emperor Fountain architect Sir Joseph Paxton
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