Philip Webb

English architect (1831-1915)
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Philip Webb
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Summary

Philip Webb was born on January 12, 1831[1], in Oxford[2]. He died on April 17, 1915[3], in Worth[4]. He worked as an architect[5], furniture designer[6], and designer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (659 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 2, 1831[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10], United Kingdom[11]
  • Notable work: Red House[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Commons category: Philip Webb[14]
  • Family name: Webb[15]
  • Given name: Philip[16]
  • Described at URL: http://arch-pavouk.cz/index.php/architekti/1488-webb-philip[17]
  • Partner in business or sport: Edward Burne-Jones[18], Dante Gabriel Rossetti[19], William Morris[20], Ford Madox Brown[21], Charles Joseph Faulkner[22], Peter Paul Marshall[23]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement[24], Das englische Haus Vol.. 1[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • Commons Creator page: Philip Webb[27]
  • Name in native language: Philip Speakman Webb[28]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: NADD Wikidata project[29]
  • Has works in the collection: Tate[30], National Gallery of Canada[31], Museum of Modern Art[32], Metropolitan Museum of Art[33], Victoria and Albert Museum[34], Nederlands Tegelmuseum[35]

Why It Matters

Philip Webb has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Philip Webb born?

Philip Webb's place of birth was Oxford[2].

Where did Philip Webb die?

Philip Webb died in Worth[4].

What did Philip Webb do for work?

Philip Webb worked as an architect[5], furniture designer[6], and designer[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . arch-pavouk.cz. Retrieved . arch-pavouk.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Webb, Philip Speakman. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . digitalesammlungen.uni-weimar.de. digitalesammlungen.uni-weimar.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Metropolitan Museum of Art. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . collectiegelderland.nl. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Notable work → Red House
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