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Born on 22nd July 1841 (Add in the Box) and he was an Egyptologist (Add in Box in Occupation)
>>Born on 22nd July 1841 (Add in the Box) and he was an Egyptologist (Add in Box in Occupation)


'''Works and Accalades (Add sections)'''
'''Works and Accolades (Add sections)'''


As an architect he entered the offices of Sir Gilbert Scott and later worked in partnership with [[John Thomas Micklethwaite|John Micklethwaite]] from offices at 15 [[Dean's Yard]], [[Westminster]], [[London]]. In this partnership they accomplished numerous church restorations and repairs, for St. Martin's in Brighton, St. John the Divine Church in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and many others. In Hierakonpolis, with Green and Quibel, he helped with excavations along with exploring El Kab in 1893 with J.J. Tylor. He was [[Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral]] from 1897 to 1906. As Surveyor of St Paul's Cathedral, he designed the new lighting, funded by a gift from Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, and the stalls for the chapel of the Order of St. Micheal and St. George. Working alongside Sir W. B. Richmond, he organized internal decorations for the chapel and relocated, from a small side-chapel, Alfred Stevens' Monument to the Duke of Wellington. Clarke also worked with the Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral as a selected architect in 1900.
As an architect he entered the offices of Sir Gilbert Scott and later worked in partnership with [[John Thomas Micklethwaite|John Micklethwaite]] from offices at 15 [[Dean's Yard]], [[Westminster]], [[London]]. In this partnership they accomplished numerous church restorations and repairs, for St. Martin's in Brighton, St. John the Divine Church in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and many others. In Hierakonpolis, with Green and Quibel, he helped with excavations along with exploring El Kab in 1893 with J.J. Tylor.>> He was [[Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral]] from 1897 to 1906. As Surveyor of St Paul's Cathedral, he designed the new lighting, funded by a gift from Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, and the stalls for the chapel of the Order of St. Micheal and St. George. Working alongside Sir W. B. Richmond, he organized internal decorations for the chapel and relocated, from a small side-chapel, Alfred Stevens' Monument to the Duke of Wellington.>> Clarke also worked with the Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral as a selected architect in 1900.


After he retired in 1922, Clarke continued to live in Egypt, and while in Egypt(,) he became an honorary member of Comite de Conservation des Monuments de l' Art Arabe and assisted in repairing several ancient temples. He occasionally participated in architectural discussions at meetings for the Council of the Society of Antiquaries as a member for 45 years and, since 1892, as a life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He died in Mahamid in August 1926.
After he retired in 1922, Clarke continued to live in Egypt, and while in Egypt(,) he became an honorary member of Comite de Conservation des Monuments de l' Art Arabe and assisted in repairing several ancient temples. He occasionally participated in architectural discussions at meetings for the Council of the Society of Antiquaries as a member for 45 years and, since 1892, as a life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He died in Mahamid in August 1926.
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