About Ambrose Macdonald Poynter
Lived 1867 – 1923 (aged 55). Ambrose Macdonald Poynter was a British architect.
Sir Ambrose Macdonald Poynter (26 September 1867 – 31 May 1923) was a British calligrapher, artist and architect.
Poynter was born at 24 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London. He was eldest son of Sir Edward John Poynter (1836–1919), and grandson of architect Ambrose Poynter (1796–1886). His mother was Agnes (1843–1906), one of the famed Macdonald sisters.
Poynter designed the Torre Monumental in Retiro, Buenos Aires, that was opened in 1916 and from his teens produced a number of drawings, some of which are now located in the British Museum.
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British artist
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Ambrose Macdonald Poynter was born on 26 September 1867 in Bloomsbury.
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Ambrose Macdonald Poynter died on 31 May 1923 in England, London.
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Ambrose Macdonald Poynter was an architect.
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Ambrose Macdonald Poynter was British.
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