Abercrombie, Patrick, 1879-1957

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Name (Hebrew)
אברקרומבי, פטריק, 1879-1957
Name (Latin)
Abercrombie, Patrick, 1879-1957
Other forms of name
nne Abercrombie, Patrick, Sir, 1879-1957
Abercrombie, Leslie Patrick, 1879-1957
Abercrombie, Patrick, Sir, 1879-1957 nne
Abercrombie, Patrick, Sir, 1879-
Abercrombie, Leslie Patrick, Sir, 1879-
אברקרמבי, פאטריק, 1879-1957
Date of birth
1879-06-06
Date of death
1957-05-23
Occupation
Architects
City planners
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 108570703
Wikidata: Q2295334
Library of congress: n 81012435
Sources of Information
  • Town planning review, 1911-12.
  • The good old story of Cinderella, 1879:inscr. (Patrick Abercrombie; 1884)
  • WwW, a cumulated index, 1897-1980(Abercrombie, Sir (Leslie) Patrick, 1879-1957)
  • Encyclopedia Britannica Online, Apr. 7, 2008(Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie; British architect and town planner; redesigned London following WWII; b. 6 June 1879; d. Mar. 23, 1957)
  • MWA/NAIP files, Apr. 7, 2008(hdg.: Abercrombie, Patrick, Sir, 1879-1957; note: b. at Sale, Cheshire, England, 1879, son of William and Sarah Ann Abercrombie; brother of Ursula Abercrombie (b. 1878) and David Abecrombie (b. 1866))
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Wikipedia description:

Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie ( AB-ər-krum-bee, -⁠krom-bee; 6 June 1879 – 23 March 1957) was an English architect, urban designer and town planner. Abercrombie was an academic during most of his career, and prepared one city plan and several regional studies prior to the Second World War. He came to prominence in the 1940s for his urban plans for the cities of Plymouth, Hull, Bath, Bournemouth, Hong Kong, Addis Ababa, Cyprus, Edinburgh, Clyde Valley and Greater London.

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