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WYATT, Sir MATTHEW DIGBY. M.A. 1870. The first Slade Professor of Fine Art, 1869-73. [B. July 28, 1820.] Secretary to the Executive Committee of the Great Exhibition, 1851, and responsible for some of the courts in the Crystal Palace. Surveyor to the East India Company, 1855. Designed Paddington station, Addenbrooke's Hospital, etc. Knighted, 1855. Hon. Sec. of the R.I.B.A., 1855-9. Died May 21, 1877. ( D.N.B.; Historical Reg., 103; N. Pevsner, Matthew Digby Wyatt .) | Sir Matthew Digby WYATT Approx. lifespan: 18201877 b. 1820:07:28 The first Slade Professor of: Fine Art 1869-73 Sec. to: : Executive Committee of Great Exhibition 1851 and responsible for some of the courts in the Crystal Palace, [London], Surveyor to the East India Company 1855 Designed Paddington station [London], Addenbrooke's Hospital CB, ???, Cambridgeshire , etc. Knighted 1855 Hon. Sec. of: : R.I.B.A. 1855-59 d. 1877:05:21 ( D.N.B.; Historical Reg. 103; N. Pevsner, Matthew Digby WYATT .) |