George Aitchison
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George Aitchison Jr. (7 November 1825 – 16 May 1910) was a British architect.
He was the son of George Aitchison (1792–1861). He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and University College London.
Among his best-known work is the Leighton House for Baron Leighton.
He became an Associate member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1881 and a full member in 1898, and was Professor of Architecture there from 1887 to 1905. He became a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1862[1] and was its President from 1896 to 1899. He won the Royal Gold Medal in 1898.
[edit] References
- ^ The Men of the Time reference says "Royal Institute of British Artists", but this seems to be a typo (there is a Royal Society of British Artists)
[edit] External links
Cooper, Thompson (1884). "Aitchison, George". Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 23.- "George Aitchison, jun". Oxford Dictionary of Architecture & Landscaping. http://www.answers.com/topic/george-aitchison-jun. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
- "George Aitchison, R.A.". RA Collections. Royal Academy of Arts. http://www.racollection.org.uk/ixbin/indexplus?session=4USmXRDHc6j&_IXACTION_=file&_IXFILE_=templates/full/person.html&_IXTRAIL_=Academicians&person=5496. Retrieved 2011-02-17.
