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Sir Joseph Paxton | |
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 Sir Joseph Paxton | |
| Born | 3 August 1803 Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | 8 June 1865 (aged 61) Sydenham, London, England |
| Occupation | Architect |
Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect, engineer and Liberal Member of Parliament. He is best known for designing the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park, London to house the Great Exhibition of 1851, the first world's fair, and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the Western world.