John Vanbrugh

Also known as Sir John Vanbrugh, John Vanbrugh Sir, John Vanbrough, John Verbrugh, John Van Brugg, Sir John Vanburgh, John, Sir Vanbrugh

English architect and dramatist (1664–1726)

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John Vanbrugh (1664–1726) was a British playwright, architect, writer, and general contractor. Born in the City of London, he was a citizen of the Kingdom of Great Britain and a member of the Whigs political party. His field of work included architecture, where he was associated with the English Baroque movement. He is noted for the design of Castle Howard. Vanbrugh was awarded the title of Knight Bachelor and died in London of asthma.

As a writer working in the English language, Vanbrugh produced works such as *Pilgrim. a Comedy. in Five Acts* and *Confederacy. a Comedy. As It Is Acted at the Queen's Theatre in the Hay-Market. by Sir John Vanbrugh*. His writings are included in collections like the *Dramatic Works of Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar*. Works by Vanbrugh are held in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art. He is described in sources including the *Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition* and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 21

Top works

Pilgrim. a Comedy. in Five Acts
Dramatic Works of Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar
Sir John VanBrugh
Complete Works of Sir John Vanbrugh Volume 3
Provok'd Wife. a Comedy, As Written by Sir John Vanburgh... . As Performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. Regulated from the Prompt-Book, ... by Mr. Hopkins, Prompter

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Group
Origin: Ireland
Active from: 1985

classical

Discography

Official site Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2
Total plays: 9

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,463x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,565x
Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,889x
Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,553x
The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,125x

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Quotes

“Once a woman has given you her heart you can never get rid of the rest of her.”
“Thinking is to me the greatest fatigue in the world.”
“No man worth having is true to his wife, or can be true to his wife, or ever was, or ever will be so.”
“Belinda: Ay, but you know we must return good for evil.Lady Brute: That may be a mistake in the translation.”
“When debtors once have borrowed all we have to lend, they are very apt to grow shy of their creditors' company.”
“He laughs best who laughs last.”

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Key facts

Born: ( 1664-01-24 ) 24 January 1664 (baptised) , London, England
Died: 26 March 1726 (1726-03-26) (aged 62) , Westminster , England
Occupation: Architect
Buildings: Blenheim Palace , Castle Howard , Seaton Delaval Hall , Grimsthorpe Castle , Stowe House , Kings Weston House

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Place of birth: City of London
Place of death: London
Occupation: general contractor
Political party: Whigs
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Knight Bachelor
Notable work: Castle Howard
Field of work: architecture
Movement: English Baroque
Image: John Vanbrugh.jpg

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Commons category: John Vanbrugh
date of birth: 1664-01-24
date of death: 1726-03-26
topic's main category: Category:John Vanbrugh
cause of death: asthma
name in native language: John Vanbrugh
writing language: English language
has works in the collection: Yale Center for British Art
P12749: Farid Sid
P8168: Cumbernauld
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: St Stephen Walbrook, City of London

Sources (3)

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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to John Vanbrugh, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Castle Howard

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir John Vanbrugh (/ˈvænbrə/; 24 January 1664 (baptised) – 26 March 1726) was an English architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse (1696) and The Provoked Wife (1697), which have become enduring stage favourites but originally occasioned much controversy. He was knighted in 1714.

Vanbrugh was in many senses a radical throughout his life. As a young man and a committed Whig, he was part of the scheme to overthrow James II and put William III on the throne. He was imprisoned by the French as a political prisoner. In his career as a playwright, he offended many sections of Restoration and 18th century society, not only by the sexual explicitness of his plays, but also by their messages in defence of women's rights in marriage. He was attacked on both counts, and was one of the prime targets of Jeremy Collier's Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage.

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