Basic Biographical Details Name: | Duncan Macpherson Hunter | Designation: | | Born: | 5 April 1898 | Died: | 26 December 1971 | Bio Notes: | Duncan Macpherson Hunter was born on 5 April 1898, the son of Alexander Craig Hunter, engineer, and his wife, Isobel Macpherson. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1913 to 1918; he was presumably unfit for war service. In 1916 he began attending evening classes at Glasgow School of Architecture, continuing these until 1927. In 1918 he joined James Carruthers as assistant, and over the following two years he also assisted in the offices of George A Boswell and Charles Jean Ménart, all in Glasgow. He then secured a position as assistant in the architectural department of Glasgow Education Authority. He passed the special final exam in December 1940 and was admitted ARIBA on 4 March 1941, his proposers being T Harold Hughes, Colin Sinclair and George A Boswell. At that time he was still working for the Glasgow Education Authority. He had also been an Associate of the Glasgow Institute of Architects since the 1930s, and his RIBA nomination papers state that he had taken tours of Normandy, Brittany, the South of France and Northern Spain.
He died at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow on 26 December 1971, survived by his wife Selina Ferguson and his daughter, Jessie. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 913, Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | Before 1916 | c. 1930 | | | 15, Shaw Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | After 1941 | 1971 | Address at time of death | | 42, Airlie Gardens, Hyndland, Glasgow, Scotland | Private/business(?) | Before 1941 | 1950(?) | And perhaps after |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional information from Iain Paterson | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7820 (combined box 199) |
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