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Name:
John Russell Pope
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04/02/1874
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27/08/1937
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John Russell Pope was born in New York on 2 April 1874. He studied in Europe and America and commenced independent practice in New York in 1903, building up a successful business which was of particular note for its public buildings, especially museums and universities. He took Otto R Eggers and Daniel Paul Higgins into partnership in 1922, and they continued his practice at 542 Fifth Avenue after his death on 27 August 1937.
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Addresses
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524 Fifth Avenue New York New York United States of America
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Employees or Pupils
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Stephen Welsh
203551
In year 1926
Assistant
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References
Bibliographic References
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Withey, Henry F and Withey, Elsie Rathburn
Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased)
1970
Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc (originally published in 1956)
Facsimile edition
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Periodical References
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RIBA Journal
1937/11/22
v45
p102 - obituary
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