Basic Biographical Details Name: | Maurice Joseph Brown | Designation: | | Born: | 4 January 1916 | Died: | 28 February 1999 | Bio Notes: | Maurice Joseph Brown was born on 4 January 1916, the son of Esmond Brown, veterinary surgeon and his wife Edith Nora Grady, governess; it is not clear whether he was Scottish. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art from October 1932, spending the years 1935 and 1936 in various offices, mainly that of Wimperis, Simpson & Guthrie of London. He was awarded the Andrew Grant Bequest which enabled him to spend one month of each of the years 1934, 1937 and 1938 travelling in England and France. He obtained his diploma in June 1938 and was admitted ARIBA on3 April 1939, his proposers being Frank Charles Mears, James Macgregor and William Begg Simpson. His nomination papers give his business address as Edinburgh College of Art but a private address of 12 Springfield Place, Bath.
By 1954 he had moved to London where he remained until at least 1970. In 1959 Brown was Institute Medallist. In 1979 he is listed as working for the Department of Town Planning, University College, London. By 1990 he had moved, presumably in retirement, to North Berwick where he remained until at least 1996. He had moved to Gullane by the time of his death on 28 February 1999 in the vascular operating theatre at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He was survived by his wife Jean Fullarton Hogg, a retired landscape architect. He was described as a retired senior lecturer at the time of his death. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 29, Muirfield House, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | | 1999 | | | 12, Springfield Place, Bath, Somerset, England | Private | 1939 * | | | | Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1939 * | | | | 4, Eastville Avenue, London, England | Private | c. 1954 | After 1970 | | | 1, Springfield Crescent, Fidra Road , North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | Before 1990 | After 1996 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Wimperis, Simpson & Guthrie | 1935 | 1936 | Assistant | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1955 | Kalendar 1954-1955 | | | | | RIBA | 1961 | Kalendar 1960-61 | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | | | RIBA | 1990 | RIBA Directory of Members | | | | | RIBA | 1996 | Directory of Members 1996 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7161 (combined box 177) |
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