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Authorised form of nameWren; Christopher (1675 - 1747); politician
Dates1675 - 1747
NationalityBritish
English
Place of birthLondon, England, Europe
Date of birth18 February 1675
Date of death24 August 1747
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Wroxall, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Research fieldNumismatics
ActivityEducation:
Eton College; Pembroke College, Cambridge (admitted 1691); Middle Temple (admitted 1694)
Career:
Deputy Clerk Engraver of the Works (1694-1702); travelled in Europe (1698); Chief Clerk of the Works (1702-1716); MP for Windsor (1713-1715); devoted his latter years to compiling the 'Parentalia' published by his son, Stephen
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/11/1693
RSActivityRoyal Society roles:
Council 1702-1703; 1708; 1710-1711; 1714
Committees and panels:
Committee to consider the library and repository at Crane Court (1711)
Other Royal Society activityDedicated his numismatic catalogue 'Nummarum antiquarum sylloge' (1708) to the Society
RelationshipsParents: Sir Christopher Wren (FRS 1660) and Faith Coghill
Married: 1) Mary Musard; 2) Constance Burgoyne (née Middleton)
Children: 1) Christopher Wren; 2) Stephen Wren
PublishedWorksRCN: R65101
RCN: R64476
RCN: R64520
OtherInfoWhile it is believed that his father trained him as a surveyor, no other architectural practice on the part of Christopher Wren junior is evidenced. He undertook his travels through Europe with Edward Strong the Younger, whose father was Wren's father's main contractor.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; MT; Sedgwick; ODNB (father's entry)
Bennett, J A. 1972-73. 'Wren's Last Building?', in Notes and Records, vol. 27, pp. 107-118
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/2605337
CodeNA7062
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EL/L1/67Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Christopher Wren, dated at Delft22 January 1683
EL/O1/86Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Christopher Wren, dated at London6 November 1668
EL/L1/68Letter, from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to Christopher Wren, dated at Delft16 July 1683
EL/O1/85Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Christopher Wren, dated at London29 October 1668
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