J. Mordaunt Crook
Joseph Mordaunt Crook, CBE, FBA, FSA (born 27 February 1937), generally known as J. Mordaunt Crook, is an English architectural historian and specialist on the Georgian and Victorian periods. He is an authority on the life and work of the Victorian architect William Burges, his biography published in 1981, and reissued in 2013, has been described as "one of the most substantial studies of any Victorian architect".
Joseph Mordaunt Crook CBE FBA FSA | |
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Mordaunt Crook's study of William Burges re-established the latter's reputation | |
| Born | 27 February 1937 London, England |
| Alma mater | Wimbledon College, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Architectural historian |
| Notable work | William Burges and the High Victorian Dream |
| Spouse(s) | (m.1) Margaret Mullholland, (m.2) Susan Mayor |
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