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Thomas Rickman

Thomas Rickman, English architect and architectural antiquary (died 1841)

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Born
June 8, 1776
Died
January 4, 1841
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1776

About Thomas Rickman

Thomas Rickman was an English architect and architectural antiquary who was a major figure in the Gothic Revival. He is particularly remembered for his Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of English Architecture (1817), which established the basic chronological classification and terminology that are still in widespread use for the different styles of English medieval ecclesiastical architecture.

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Thomas Rickman timeline

  1. Born: June 8, 1776
  2. Died: January 4, 1841

The world when Thomas Rickman was born

Thomas Rickman was born in 1776. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1776

  • Best-selling bookCommon Sense by Thomas Paine

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineAmerican Declaration of Independence signed
  • Technology milestoneJames Watt installs first commercial steam engine
  • World population~770M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderContinental Congress (no president yet)
  • U.S. population2.5M

1776 versus 2026

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Measure17762026
Population2.5M341 million

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