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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Benvenuto Cellini

Benvenuto Cellini

Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, and artist who also wrote a famous autobiography and poetry.

Person, Art, Craft / Design, Literature, Music / songs, Poetry, Sculpture, Italy

2 memorials
Catherine Laugel

Catherine Laugel

Sculptor. She was born in Paris and moved to London to pursue her career.

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1 memorial
Kevin Jordan

Kevin Jordan

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1 memorial
Michael Ayrton

Michael Ayrton

Artist and writer. Born 3 Hamilton Terrace. Other work by Ayrton in London: Minotaur at London Wall. Died at his London flat. Our picture is a self portrait from 1966.

Person, Art, Literature, Sculpture

1 memorial
Harry Dixon

Harry Dixon

Sculptor, painter, illustrator. Born Watford, son of the photographer, Henry Dixon, who specialised in animal photographs taken at London Zoo, near where they lived. So it's interesting that Harry ...

Person, Art, Sculpture

1 memorial

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Kirsty Boden

Kirsty Boden

Killed in the 2017 London Bridge attack. Aged 28, an Australian she had moved to the UK and was working at Guy's Hospital as a staff nurse in a recovery theatre.

Person, Tragedy, Australia

1 memorial