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  1. White, Stanford Whitenoun

    United States architect (1853-1906)

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  1. Stanford White

    Stanford White (November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American architect. He was also a partner in the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, one of the most significant Beaux-Arts firms. He designed many houses for the rich, in addition to numerous civic, institutional, and religious buildings. His temporary Washington Square Arch was so popular that he was commissioned to design a permanent one. His design principles embodied the "American Renaissance". In 1906, White was shot and killed at the Madison Square Theatre by Harry Kendall Thaw, in front of a large audience during a musical theatre performance. Thaw was a wealthy but mentally unstable heir of a coal and railroad fortune who had become obsessed by White's alleged drugging, rape and subsequent relationship with his wife Evelyn Nesbit, which started when she was 16, four years before their marriage. She had married Thaw in 1905 and was a famous fashion model who was performing as an actress in the show. With the elements of a sex scandal among the wealthy and the public killing, the resulting sensational trial of Thaw was dubbed "The Trial of the Century" by contemporary reporters. Thaw was ultimately found not guilty by reason of insanity.

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    Stanford White (1853–1906) was an American architect known for his significant contributions to the design of several landmark buildings in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, which was a leading representative of the Beaux-Arts architectural style. Throughout his career, White designed a number of homes for wealthy clients, as well as institutional and commercial buildings. He was also infamous for his flamboyant lifestyle and was murdered by a jealous husband, bringing about one of the country's most sensational trials of the early 20th century.

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    Stanford White was an American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. He designed a long series of houses for the rich and the very rich, and various public, institutional, and religious buildings. His design principles embodied the "American Renaissance". In 1906, White was murdered by millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw over White's affair with Thaw's wife, actress Evelyn Nesbit, leading to a court case which was dubbed "The Trial of the Century" by contemporary reporters.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Stanford White in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Stanford White in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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