William the Englishman

William the Englishman

William the Englishman (active from 1174, died circa 1214) was an English architect and stone mason. He completed the work done on Canterbury cathedral by the French architect William of Sens, after the latter was badly injured in a fall from scaffolding on the cathedral. He is commemorated on the Albert Memorial in London as part of a pantheon of great architects from history.

References

* [http://eng.archinform.net/arch/3718.htm Entry at the ArchInform database]
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03299b.htm Mentioned in the Catholic Encyclopedia entry for Canterbury Cathedral]


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