Soane, John, 1753-1837 (Personal Name)

LC manual cat. (hdg.: Soane, John, Sir, 1753-1837)

His Designs in architecture, 1778: t.p. (John Soan)

Oxford DNB WWW site, Oct. 11, 2012 (Soane, Sir John; b. Sept. 10, 1753, probably at Goring-on-Thames, near Reading; changed his surname to Soane in 1784, as part of a deliberate programme of self-improvement, as he was extremely conscious of his humble social origins; d. Jan. 20, 1837, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields [London]; architect)