Riou, Stephen.

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Dates:
Birth 1720
Death 1780
Gender:
Male
Britons,

Biographical notes:

The architect and soldier Stephen Riou (1720-1780) was the son of a Huguenot and studied architecture at Geneva. He was the author of Elements of fortification (1746), Short principles for the architecture of stone bridges (1760), and The Grecian orders of architecture (1768). Cf. A dictionary of British and Irish travelers in Italy, 1701-1800; and A biographical dictionary of British architects, 1600-1840.

From the description of Part of a tour in Greece, & other papers by SR, 1750-1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702181059

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Subjects:

  • Chron
  • Grand tours (Education)

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Places:

  • Europe (as recorded)
  • Naples (Italy) (as recorded)
  • Italy (as recorded)
  • Cyprus (as recorded)
  • Herculaneum (Extinct city) (as recorded)
  • Rome (Italy) (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • İzmir (Turkey) (as recorded)
  • Turkey (as recorded)
  • Greece (as recorded)