Patrick Abercrombie
English town planner (1879–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town planner. For the Scottish physician, see Patrick Abercromby.
Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie FRIBA (/ˈæbərkrʌmbi, -krɒmbi/ AB-ər-krum-bee, -krom-bee;[1] 6 June 1879 – 23 March 1957) was an English regional 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 of the cities of Plymouth, Hull, Bath, Bournemouth, Hong Kong, Addis Ababa, Cyprus, Edinburgh, Clyde Valley and Greater London.
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Sir Patrick Abercrombie | |
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Born | Leslie Patrick Abercrombie (1879-06-06)6 June 1879 Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England |
Died | 23 March 1957(1957-03-23) (aged 77) Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire, England |
Occupation | City planner |
Spouse |
Emily Maud Gordon
(m. 1908; died 1942) |
Children | 2 |
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