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Sir Herbert Baker FRIBA RA (9 June 1862 – 4 February 1946) was an English architect remembered as the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures. He was born and died at Owletts in Cobham, Kent.
- 4 February 1946 (aged 83), Cobham
- 9 June 1862, Cobham, Kent, England
- Architect
Herbert Baker (Owletts, Cobham, 9 de junio de 1862- ibidem, 4 de febrero de 1946) fue un arquitecto británico. 1 . Biografía. Era el cuarto de los nueve hijos de Thomas Henry Baker y Frances Georgina Davis. Desde niño le fascinaba la arquitectura, uno de sus pasatiempos favoritos era explorar las ruinas históricas cerca de su casa.
20 de feb. de 2024 · Introduction. Herbert Baker was a prominent British architect who was especially active between the 1890s and late 1930s. He spent much of his early career in South Africa, where he came under the influence of the leading South African politician and mining magnate Cecil Rhodes.
Hace 2 días · Architect. Architect Sir Herbert Baker is buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was born on 9th June 1862 at Owletts in Cobham, Kent, a child of Thomas Henry Baker and his wife Frances (Davis). Educated at Tonbridge School he trained as an architect with his cousin Arthur Baker.
Herbert Baker was the architect, designer and craftsman that was behind the iconic Bank of England, but he was also the man chosen to design some of the most precious war memorials across the UK, which form the centrepiece of many of our towns and villages.
(1862–1946). Sir Herbert Baker was a British architect. After making his reputation in South Africa, he went on to design buildings in more than a dozen countries. He is best known for his monumental government buildings. Herbert Baker was born on June 9, 1862, in Cobham, England. In 1879 he became an apprentice architect.
South Africa on social media. Visitors to South Africa shouldn’t miss viewing the architecture of Sir Herbert Baker, who imbued many of our finest buildings with the same classical grandeur, despite an eclectic variety of styles.
