Paxton, Joseph

3. August 1803 – 8. June 1865

English botanist, architect and politician.

Joseph Paxton became known particularly for his design of the exhibition hall for the Great Exhibition in London in 1851.

Traveljournal 1851

Cologne–Ostend, 15 June 1851
Birmingham–Manchester, 5 July 1851

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

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Cite as: Paxton, Joseph. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7459, viewed on 4 January 2025.

[[title]] — Joseph Paxton (portrait by Octavius Oakley, c. 1850)