Find A Grave - Saint Pauls Cathedral

Fleming, Alexander b. August 6, 1881 d. March 11, 1955
Scientist, Medical Pioneer. Sir Fleming's best known accomplishment was his discovery of penicillin.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The crypt (Cremated at Golders Green)
Frampton, Sir George b. 1860 d. 1928
Sculptor. Noted for his statue of Peter Pan located in Kensington Gardens, London. Studied at Lambeth School of Art under W. S. Frith and R.A. Schools 1881-87, winning the Gold Medal and Travelling Scholarship. Studied under Antonin Mercie and Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris, 1888. Joint head of L.C.C. Central School of Arts and Crafts with Lethaby 1894. Exhibited at the R.A. from 1884. Exhibited with the Vienna and Munich Secessions and Libre Esthetique, Brussels.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Cremated at Golder's Green Crematorium & Mausoleum.
Gordon, Charles George b. January 28, 1833 d. January 26, 1885
Also known as "Chinese Gordon" or "Gordon Pasha." British General and Colonial Administrator. Best remembered for his heroic and sacrificial role in the siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist Rebellion. He had earned the name "Chinese Gordon" in 1864 for his brilliant work in leading the "Ever-Victorious Army," a band of peasants and adventurers, in the Taiping Rebellion against the Manchu dynasty. Gordon is regarded by some historians as one of Britain's greatest military leaders, and by others...[Read More]
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Greene, Maurice b. August 12, 1696 d. December 1, 1755
Composer, Organist, Musicologist. The most important British musician of his generation, he was influenced by Handel and wrote in the Italian Baroque style. Several of his 100 church anthems, notably "Lord, Let Me Know Mine End" (1743), are still performed today. His other compositions include the "Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" (1730), to a text by Alexander Pope, the oratorio "The Song of Deborah and Barak" (1732), and settings from Edmund Spenser's "Amoretti" (1739). The son of a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Grey, George b. April 14, 1812 d. September 19, 1898
Served as Governor and Premier of New Zealand, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and Governor of South Australia.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Crypt
Hamilton, Walter Richard Pollock [cenotaph] b. August 18, 1856 d. September 3, 1879
Victorian Cross Recipient. Served in the British Army as a Lieutenant. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery during the Battle of Fattehabad, Afghanistan, during the Second Afghan War (1878-79), when he took command of the cavalry of (Queen Victoria's Own) Corps of Guides after the commander had been mortally wounded, and saved the life of one of his troopers who had been unhorsed and surrounded by Afghans. His greatest fame came as commander of a military detachment of the Corps of...[Read More]
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Hamilton-Fairley, Gordon b. 1930 d. 1975
Medical Pioneer. Internationally known leukemia researcher and professor. Accidentally killed by a terrorist bomb while walking his dog.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Hunt, William Holman b. April 2, 1827 d. September 7, 1910
Famous Pre-Raphaelite artist and founder of the Pre-Raphaelite School. His best known work is 'The Light of the World.' He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London, England.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Crypt, Artists Corner
Jellicoe, Sir. John b. December 5, 1859 d. November 20, 1935
British Naval Admiral. Jellicoe was the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet during the early part of World War I.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The crypt
Knox, Edmund George Valpy 'Evoe' [cenotaph] b. May 10, 1881 d. January 2, 1971
Poet and satirist, Knox was the editor of Punch magazine from 1932 to 1948.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Crypt
Lamb, William [cenotaph] b. March 15, 1779 d. November 24, 1848
British Prime Minister. Born the son of Sir Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne, and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he married Lady Caroline Ponsonby in 1805. In 1806 he was elected as the Whig Member of Parliament for Leominster, for Northhampton in 1816, and for Hertford in 1819. Although his political career suffered when his wife's scandalous affair with Lord Byron was exposed, he was appointed to the office of Irish Secretary in 1827. He succeeded to his father's title...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Landseer, Edwin b. March 7, 1802 d. October 1, 1873
Artist. The most celebrated English animal painter of his time. He also designed the lions for the base of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Crypt, Artists Corner
Lawrence, Sir. Thomas b. April 13, 1769 d. January 7, 1830
Artist. Born the son of an innkeeper in Bristol, he was a child prodigy who began drawing portraits at a very young age, and by 12 had his own studio. Studied at the Royal Academy, and was appointed Royal Artist to George III in 1792 at the age of 20. He was knighted in 1815 and elected president of the Royal Academy in 1820. (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Leighton, Frederic b. December 3, 1830 d. January 25, 1896
Artist. Lord Frederic Leighton was born in Scarborough in the north of England, his father was a doctor and his grandfather had been the physician of the Russian royal family. He entered the Berlin School of Art in his early teens, and after a year enrolled in the Art Academy of Florence. The Nazarene and Italian Renaissance were big influences on his early career. His 17-foot-long work "Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna Carried in Procession Through the Streets of Rome" created a sensation in 1855...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Crypt, Artists Corner
Llewellyn, William b. 1858 d. 1941
Artist and President of the Royal Academy.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Lutyens, Sir Edwin Landseer b. March 29, 1869 d. January 1, 1944
President of the Royal Academy of Arts. He is regarded as the last English designer of country houses. His works include the vice-regal palace of New-dehli and the Cenotaph in London.
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The crypt (Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium)
Millais, Sir. John Everett b. June 8, 1829 d. August 13, 1896
Artist. Born in Southampton, Millais was a child prodigy who began painting at the age of 4. His family moved to London to help further his art education, and in 1840 at age 11, he became the youngest student ever to enroll at the Royal Academy Schools. While studying at the RA, he became friends with Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The three friends founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. In 1853 at 24, he was elected an associate of the RA - only one man, Sir Thomas Lawrence...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: Artists Corner, the crypt
Moore, Henry b. 1898 d. 1986
British sculptor. Born in Castleford, Yorkshire, he left school in 1915 and went to teachers' training college. Two years later, he visited London for the first time in order to enlist in the Artists' Rifles, but he was rejected and joined the Civil Service Rifles instead. He sailed to France in August that year but, in December, was gassed during the assault on Cambrai, and was considered very fortunate to survive. After his convalescence, he returned to duty as an instructor of bayonet and...[Read More]
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Crypt, Artists Corner
Mylne, Robert b. 1663 d. 1710
Architect and builder. He was the eldest son of architectural sculptor Alexander Mylne (d.1643) and grandson of John Mylne (d. 1657). Mylne was appointed Master Mason to the Crown in 1668, succeeding his Uncle John. He rebuilt Holyrood Palace under the direction of Sir William Bruce (1630 - 1710). The reconstruction had been ordered by King Charles II, but it is to Mylne more than any other that the Palace owes its current form. Mylne made much money through the speculative building of...[Read More] (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Crypt
Nelson, Horatio b. September 29, 1758 d. October 21, 1805
British Navy Admiral of the White. Born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England, his mother died when he was nine and he went to sea three years later abord "HMS Raisonnable" under his uncle Captain Maurice Suckling. By 1777 he was a Lieutenant and assigned to the West Indies, where he saw action during the American Revolution. Promoted post-Captain in 1779 at the age of 20, his first command was the frigate "HMS Hinchingbroke." When the French Revolutionary Wars began in 1793, Nelson was given...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Killed at the Battle of Trafalgar
Saint Pauls Cathedral, London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Crypt

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