George Aitchison
Illustration — Professor George Aitchison (Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1900) George Aitchison Jr. RA (London 7 November 1825 – 16 May 1910) was a British architect and academic of "considerable reputation". He was the son of architect, civil engineer, and surveyor George Aitchison (1792–1861), and educated at Merchant Taylors' School then University College London, obtaining a first class Bachelor of Arts degree (with honours in animal physiology) in 1850.
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George Aitchison
Lawrence Alma-Tadema · ArtUk · Public domain
- Born
- 1825 · London.
- Died
- 1910 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect · examiner · traveler · surveyor · lecturer
- Education
- Merchant Taylors' School · University College London
- Honours
- Royal Gold Medal
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Professor George Aitchison (Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1900) George Aitchison Jr. RA (London 7 November 1825 – 16 May 1910) was a British architect and academic of "considerable reputation". He was the son of architect, civil engineer, and surveyor George Aitchison (1792–1861), and educated at Merchant Taylors' School then University College London, obtaining a first class Bachelor of Arts degree (with honours in animal physiology) in 1850.
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings George Aitchison, Jr. George II Aitchison, George, Jr. Aitchison, G.A-n. and Jr. His recorded language was English. He was the child of George Aitchison and Maria Freeman.
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George Aitchison is recorded as architect, examiner, traveler, surveyor and lecturer.
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Life and career
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1825
George Aitchison born at London.
1910
George Aitchison died at London.
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His best-known work is Leighton House in Kensington, described by architectural historian J. Mordaunt Crook as "one of the most innovative houses of the Victorian period", which he designed for his friend, the artist Frederic Leighton. This generated a number of commissions from well-heeled clients and "established him as a master of decoration and ornament". Conway considered the house of Frederick Lehman in Berkeley Square to be Aitchison's "chef-d'œuvre", noting that the rooms he completed "would fein see themselves hung upon the walls of the Royal Academy, and not merely the designs of some of them, which were, indeed exhibited there". Aitchison 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 was elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1862, and after serving as its vice-president from 1889 to 1893, succeeded Francis Penrose as president from 1896 to 1899. He was awarded their Royal Gold Medal in 1898.
George Aitchison studied at Merchant Taylors' School and University College London. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Positions recorded include President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Distinctions recorded are Royal Gold Medal.
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