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Matthew Digby Wyatt
Architect

Matthew Digby Wyatt

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Architectural design and documentation of the Great Exhibition.

Paddington · The Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century

Born
28 July 1820
Birthplace
Rowde, Wiltshire
Died
21 May 1877

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Matthew Digby Wyatt

British architect and art historian who became Cambridge’s first Slade Professor of Fine Art.

Early life

Training

Born in Rowde and trained in the office of his brother Thomas Henry Wyatt.

Career

  1. 1851

    Great Exhibition

    Served as secretary.

  2. 1855

    East India Company

    Became its surveyor.

  3. 1866

    Royal Gold Medal

    Received the architectural honour.

Selected buildings

Paddington

Assisted Brunel with the railway terminus.

The Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century

Published an illustrated record of exhibition objects.

Beyond architecture

Arts education

Became Cambridge's first Slade Professor of Fine Art and served as honorary secretary of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1855 to 1859.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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