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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Taylor
Forenames	Robert
Pre Title	Sir
Epithet	architect
Dates	1714-1788
Gender Identity	Male
History	He was apprenticed as a sculptor to Sir Henry Cheere and continued in that trade until c.1750, when he became an architect instead. He enjoyed great success as an architect, mainly with newly wealthy clients. He was involved with a dozen punblis buildings, fifty country houses and a large number of town houses, gaining a reputation as an extremely hard worker. he was knighted in 1872.
Source	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name	Taylor; Robert (1714-1788); Sir; architect

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