Difference between revisions of "William Adam 1689–1748"
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From the 1720s on he designed mansions for a number of wealthy and aristocratic patrons. | From the 1720s on he designed mansions for a number of wealthy and aristocratic patrons. | ||
| − | His three sons [[crossreference::John Adam 1721–1792]], [[crossreference::Robert Adam 1728–1792]] and [[crossreference::James Adam 1732–1794]] continued in their father's footsteps. | + | His three sons [[crossreference::John Adam 1721–1792|John Adam]], [[crossreference::Robert Adam 1728–1792|Robert Adam]] and [[crossreference::James Adam 1732–1794|James Adam]] continued in their father's footsteps. |
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Latest revision as of 08:48, 8 August 2021
William ADAM 1689-1748
Biographical Note
The son of John Adam, builder and merchant, and of his wife, Helen, daughter of the third Lord Cranstoun, William Adam was trained as a mason. He had an extensive career as a builder, entrepreneur and architect, mainly in Scotland. From the 1720s on he designed mansions for a number of wealthy and aristocratic patrons.
His three sons John Adam, Robert Adam and James Adam continued in their father's footsteps.
Books
Adam's library at Blair Adam is recorded as having had a range of over 140 architectural works from Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Britain.
Sources
- Macaulay, James. "Adam, William (bap. 1689, d. 1748), builder and architect." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Alistair Rowan, “William Adam’s Library.” Architectural Heritage 1, no. 1 (November 1, 1990): 8–33.