Adam, Robert
Born: Jul 03, 1728 AD
Died: 1792 AD, at 63 years of age.
Nationality: Scottish
Categories: Architects
Died: 1792 AD, at 63 years of age.
Nationality: Scottish
Categories: Architects
1728 - He was born on the 3rd of July in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
1743 - He studied at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, then entered the University
of Edinburgh.
1746 - He joined his elder brother, John Adam, as an assistant to his father,
1754 - He set off for Europe on the Grand Tour of France and Italy, studying classical
architecture and honing his drawing skills
1758 - He returned to Great Britain and set up in business in London with his brothers
James and William.
- He was elected a member of the Royal Society of Arts.
1760 - He became a leader of the neo-classical revival in England and Scotland until his death.
1761 - He was elected to the Society of Antiquaries.
1764 - He studied intensively the ruins of Diocletian's palace at Split in Dalmatia.
1792 - He died on the 3rd of March at his home, 11 Albermarle Street, London, after a blood
vessel in his stomach burst at the age of 64 and he was buried in Westminster Abbey.
1743 - He studied at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, then entered the University
of Edinburgh.
1746 - He joined his elder brother, John Adam, as an assistant to his father,
1754 - He set off for Europe on the Grand Tour of France and Italy, studying classical
architecture and honing his drawing skills
1758 - He returned to Great Britain and set up in business in London with his brothers
James and William.
- He was elected a member of the Royal Society of Arts.
1760 - He became a leader of the neo-classical revival in England and Scotland until his death.
1761 - He was elected to the Society of Antiquaries.
1764 - He studied intensively the ruins of Diocletian's palace at Split in Dalmatia.
1792 - He died on the 3rd of March at his home, 11 Albermarle Street, London, after a blood
vessel in his stomach burst at the age of 64 and he was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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