"Sir Christopher Wren Said, "I am going to dine with some men. If anyone calls Say I am designing St. Paul's.""
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Edmund Clerihew Bentley Clerihews: Biography for Beginners (1905)
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Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren (20 October 1632 – 25 February 1723) was an English architect, designer, astronomer, geometer, mathematician and physicist. Wren designed St Paul's Cathedral and 53 London churches, as well as many secular buildings. He was a founder of the Royal Society (president 1680–82), and his scientific work was highly regarded by Sir Isaac Newton and Blaise Pascal.
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