1880 - John Loughborough Pearson

1881 - George Godwin

1882 - Baron von Ferstel, Austria

1883 - Francis Cranmer Penrose

1884 - William Butterfield|

1885 - Heinrich Schliemann, Germany

1886 - Charles Garnier, France 

1887 - Ewan Christian

1888 - Baron Theophil von Hansen, Austria

1889 - Sir Charles Thomas Newton  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGM in historical context - world events in this decade

1880s	This decade saw the first steel frame construction of 'sky-scrapers' due to engineering developments that enabled construction of tall, multi-storey buildings based on the use of a steel skeleton.
1880	Construction begins on the Panama Canal under French leadership. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, the canal joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and has an enormous impact on shipping. After this first attempt failed, the canal was completed by the United States in the early 1900s, with the canal opening in 1914.
1881	The Natural History Museum in London, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and Francis Fowke, is completed. Home to some 70 million items, the building makes extensive use of terracotta tiles to resist the sooty climate of Victorian London, many featuring relief sculptures of flora and fauna.
1882	Construction begins on Gaudi's Sagrada Familia (completion is scheduled for 2026) in Barcelona. Gaudí is said to have remarked at the time, 'My client is not in a hurry.'
1883	The Brooklyn Bridge, designed by John Augustus Roebling, is completed, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world (until 1903) and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
1885	The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois, designed by William LeBaron Jenney, is completed, and is generally regarded as the world's first skyscraper.
1889	The Eiffel Tower in Paris, designed by Gustave Eiffel, is completed. Named after its designer and engineer, it was the world's tallest tower until 1930 and was built as the entrance for the Exposition Universelle, a world fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution.