| Authorised form of name | Stuart; James (1713 - 1788) |
| Surname | Stuart |
| Forenames | James |
| Dates | 1713 - 1788 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
Creed Lane, Ludgate Street, London, England (1713)
Death:
His house, Leicester Square, London (02 February 1788)
Burial:
In the church of St Martin in-the-Fields |
| Activity | Profession:
Architect
Painter
Career:
Painted fans for Lewis Goupy; studied mathematics and geometry; travelled to Rome, then to Athens (1751-1753); published, with Nicholas Revett, "The antiquities of Athens measured and delineated" (1762); became known as "Athenian Stuart"; built Lord Anson's house in St James's Square |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
27/04/1758 |
| Relationships | Son of a mariner from Scotland |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Royal Society code | NA7072 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1758/03 | Stuart, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/004438 | Stuart, James | nd |
| L&P/6/189 | Letter, 'Of ignited substances' from John Whitehurst to James Stuart | 29 November 1775 |
| L&P/5/86 | Letter, 'Of interpreting Egyptian hieroglyphics' from James Stuart to Charles Morton | 25 March 1769 |
| L&P/5/276 | Letter, 'Of the irruption of Solway Moss' from John Walter to James Stuart | 30 January 1772 |