Question: Facts:   - death place: somerset house , london , england    - resting place: st. benet paul 's wharf , london , england    - caption: portrait 1758 from a 1636 painting by sir anthony van dyck of inigo jones painted by william hogarth in    - death date: 21 june 1652      - birth date: 15 july 1573    - name: inigo jones    - nationality: english    - image: portraitinigojones.jpg    - birth place: london , england   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of inigo jones .
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inigo jones -lrb- ; 15 july 1573 -- 21 june 1652 -rrb- was the first significant english architect of the early modern period , and the first to employ vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry in his buildings .he left his mark on london by single buildings , such as the banqueting house , whitehall , and in area design for covent garden square which became a model for future developments in the west end .he made major contributions to stage design by his work as theatrical designer for several dozen masques , most by royal command and many in collaboration with ben jonson .