About
Eighteenth-century art historian, author, and Whig member of the British Parliament. He is most remembered for building Strawberry Hill, a home in Twickenham, England that revived the Gothic architectural style.
Before Fame
He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge.
Trivia
His 1764 novel, The Castle of Otranto, is considered the first Gothic novel. It started a literary genre that would become increasingly popular in the late Eighteenth and early Nineteenth centuries.
Family Life
His father, Robert Walpole, was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Associated With
He was friends with Horace Mann, whom he met in Italy.
