William Morris Born: 24 March, 1834, Walthamstow, England.

British painter, designer, craftsman and poet.

William Morris Studied at Oxford.

Did a year in architectural practice of G. E. Street.

He married Jane Burden.

Founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1877.

William Morris Died: 3 October 1896, Hammersmith, England. William Morris (24 March 1834 - 3 October 1896) was an English artist, writer, and socialist. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, was one of the principal founders of the British Arts and Crafts movement, a pioneer of the socialist movement in Britain, and a writer of poetry, fiction, and translations from the Icelandic. As a co-founder of the domestic design firm Morris & Co., Morris was influential in the resurgence of traditional textile arts in the wake of the industrial revolution, working across a broad spectrum of techniques including tapestry weaving, dyeing with natural dyes, carpet-making, wood-block printing, and embroidery in the style that became known as art needlework. He is also well known as a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics and as the founder of the Kelmscott Press.



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