Person    | Male  Born 12/11/1840  Died 17/11/1917

Auguste Rodin

Categories: Sculpture, Seriously Famous

Countries: France

Sculptor. Born Paris. His works include: the Thinker, the Kiss. Regularly visited England from 1900 on and in 1914 he donated some significant pieces of his work to Britain. Died at home, Paris.

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Auguste Rodin

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Burghers of Calais

Created for the town square in Calais following France's devastating defeat i...

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Sam Burford

Sam Burford

British sculptor. 2007: MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art & Design. 2018: Lives and works in London.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Miss Harris

Miss Harris

Sculptor active in 1923.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Frances Segelman

Frances Segelman

Sculptor. Born Leeds. Through her 2016 marriage to philanthropist and businessman, Sir Jack Petchey she is known as Lady Petchey.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
Keith Bowler

Keith Bowler

We cannot find any information about Bowler himself, only that in c.1990-2010, at least, he lived in Wilkes Street Spitalfields and created these unusual pavement plaques. We understand they were c...

Person, Sculpture

22 memorials

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King Charles III

King Charles III

One-time patron of the Goon Show Preservation Society. On the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, Charles, the longest-serving British heir apparent, went from Prince of W...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

27 memorials
Victoria Foundation stone

Victoria Foundation stone

WC2, Savoy Place, 2

Built in 1886 this was originally the joint Examination Hall for the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Surgeons. Its c...

1 subject commemorated
Dame Marie Rambert

Dame Marie Rambert

W8, Campden Hill Gardens, 19

Rambert lived here from 1920.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
George Kinnaird

George Kinnaird

Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

Person, Exploring, Tragedy

1 memorial
Robert P. McCulloch

Robert P. McCulloch

American entrepreneur from Missouri, best known for McCulloch chainsaws and for purchasing London Bridge, which he moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona - one of the cities he founded. He purchased it...

Person, History, USA

2 memorials