Soane was born in 1753, the son of a bricklayer,
and died after a long and distinguished career, in 1837.
"The architect Sir John Soane's house, museum and library at No. 13 Lincoln's
Inn Fields has been a public museum since the early 19th century.
On his appointment as Professor of Architecture
at the Royal Academy in 1806 Soane began to arrange the Books, casts and models
in order that the students might have the benefit of easy access to them.
By 1827, when John Britton published the first
description of the Museum, Soane's collection was being referred to as an
'Academy of Architecture'.
In 1833 Soane negotiated an Act of Parliament
to settle and preserve the house and collection for the benefit of 'amateurs and
students' in architecture, painting and sculpture.
On his death in 1837 the Act came into force."
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