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Sir William Emerson FRIBA (3 December 1843 – 26 December 1924) was a British architect, who was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) from 1899 to 1902, and worked extensively in India. He was the original architect chosen to build Liverpool Cathedral.
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William Emerson [also known as Sir William Emerson] was born in Whitechapel, London, England on 3 December 1843 and was articled to William Gilbee Habershon (1818?-1891) and Alfred Robert Pite (1832-1911) of Habershon & Pite in London in c.1861.
His major buildings in India and his various official roles at home, such as advising on the competition for improving Buckingham Palace, heading the Royal Architectural Museum and bringing it together with the AA (Architectural Association) and so on, made him the ideal choice of architect for the Victoria Memorial Hall in Calcutta. This has ...
William Emerson may refer to: Architects. William Emerson (American architect) (1873–1957), first dean of the MIT School of Architecture; William Emerson (British architect) (1843–1924) William Ralph Emerson (1833–1917), American Shingle-style architect; Others. William Emerson (mathematician) (1701–1782), English mathematician
English: Sir William Emerson (3 December 1843 – 26 December 1924) was a British architect, who remained President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), 1899 to 1902, and worked extensively in India. He was the original architect chosen to build Liverpool Cathedral.
Nov 30, 2009 · Architect: William Emerson. William Emerson’s design for Liverpool Cathedral, which was submitted in competition with James Brookes and Bodley & Garner, was placed first, but was not built.