Joseph Hansom
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For his son, the architect Joseph S. Hansom, see Joseph Stanislaus Hansom.
Joseph Aloysius Hansom (26 October 1803 – 29 June 1882) was a British architect working principally in the Gothic Revival style. He invented the Hansom cab and founded the eminent architectural journal The Builder in 1843.
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Joseph Aloysius Hansom | |
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Born | October 26, 1803 York |
Died | June 29, 1882(1882-06-29) (aged 78) Fulham |
Nationality (legal) | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Birmingham Town Hall, 1831 |
Projects | inventor of the Hansom Cab, 1834 |
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