John Nash is remembered in technology for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists John Nash as British architect (1752–1835).
John Nash was born at Lambeth in 1752. His recorded nationality is British Empire.
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He worked as architect and painter.
Among his principal works are All Souls Church, Langham Place, Clarence House and Royal Pavilion. Technology is judged by adoption: an invention nobody uses is a curiosity.
His recorded fields of work are architecture.
Working from British Empire shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
John Nash died in 1835, aged 83. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Notable work: All Souls Church, Langham Place
- Notable work: Clarence House
- Notable work: Royal Pavilion
- Notable work: Marble Arch
- Worked as architect and painter
