Architect James Stirling

James Stirling

Living place: Glasgow

Birthday: 22-4-1926 (98 years old)

Global rank: #80974

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Who is Architect James Stirling?
Known for his work at universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard. Considered one of the greatest architects of the second century of the 20th century and known for his drawings from all history of architecture, whether it be Ancient Rome or the Baroque period, for his work.
His name was decorated with the Stirling Prize for Architecture after 1996.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He fought in World War II before studying architecture at the University of Liverpool. He was first a member of the Black Watch, then the Parachute Regiment, which put him behind enemy lines before D-Day. He and the famous Colin Rowe were classmates in Liverpool.

Family life info

He was born in Glasgow, although the year of his birth is disputed. He and the renowned architect Colin St John Wilson were lifelong friends. His family attended Quarry Bank High School, Liverpool, England.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Architect James Stirling?
He was influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, though blindly rejected in the modern sense.

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When was Architect James Stirling born?
James Stirling birthday 22-4-1926 (at the age of 98).
Where is Architect James Stirling's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
James Stirling was born in Glasgow, of Scotland. is a Architect, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. James Stirling's global rank is 80974 and whose rank is 161 in list of famous Architect.
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Events in 1926 and 22-4

Events in the world in the birth year of James Stirling

  • A general strike in Britain brings the nation's activities to a standstill.
  • U.S. marines are dispatched to Nicaragua during the revolt; they remain until 1933.
  • Chiang Kai-shek becomes leader of China's revolutionary party following the 1925 death of Sun Yat-sen.
  • Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett fly from Spitsbergen to the North Pole and back.

Birthday James Stirling (22-4) in history

  • Day 22-4 year 1500: Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered the land of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal.
  • Day 22-4 year 1509: Lord Henry VIII becomes king of England.
  • Day 22-4 year 1616: The great Spanish poet and playwright Cervantes passed away in Madrid. (Some other sources put the date of death as April 23.)
  • Day 22-4 year 1864: Congress authorized the inscription "In God We Trust" on coins minted as U.S. currency.
  • Day 22-4 year 1889: The land rush in Oklahoma began when it was opened to settlers.
  • Day 22-4 year 1970: The first Earth Day was observed.
  • Day 22-4 year 1994: Richard M. Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81.
  • Day 22-4 year 2000: Armed immigration agents took Elian Gonzalez from the Miami home of his relatives to reunite him with his father.
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