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Basic Biographic Details
Name:
Robert George Will
Designation :
Architect
Date of Birth:
Exact Date
Exact DOB:
29/06/1910
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Date of Death:
Before (Year)
Exact DOD:
28/05/1926
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Date of Death Before (Year):
1967
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Bio Notes :
Robert George Will was born on 29 June 1910, the son of Robert Will, wholesale druggist, and his wife Jessie Wishart Blake. He took day classes at the School of Architecture, Robert Gordon's College from September 1927. In July 1930 he commenced his apprenticeship in the office of Jenkins & Marr whilst continuing to attend evening classes at the School. He passed the final exam in July 1933 and was admitted ARIBA on 8 January 1934, his proposers being Robert Leslie Rollo, Robert Gordon Wilson Junior and T Scott Sutherland. His declaration accepting his admittance was witnessed on 13 January by William A Davidson at the Jenkins & Marr office at 16 Bridge Street, Aberdeen, suggesting that Will had remained as assistant after completing his training.
By 1948-49 Will had moved to Pakistan to work for or to hold the post of the Chief Architect, Pakistan Public Works Department, Karachi. In 1954-55 he was working Iraq, possibly for the Ottoman Bank, though this address may have been given in RIBA Kalendars simply for convenience. He remained there until at least 1960. He would appear to have retired to Tangier, Morocco by 1966. He is no longer entered in the Kalendar for 1967-68.
'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'
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Additional Notes
Addresses
The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:
Private Addresses
Private Addresses2 classic
Address
Class
Date From Char
Date From Type
Date To Char
Date To Type
Notes
18 Louisville Avenue Aberdeen Scotland
Private
2 Loanhead Terrace Aberdeen Scotland
Private
6 Leon Africain Tangier Morocco
Private
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Business Addresses
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Address
Class
Date From
Date From Type
Date To
Date To Type
Notes
Karachi Pakistan
Business
c. 1949
Bagdad Iraq
Business
c. 1955
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Employment and Training
The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):
Employers2 classic
Name
Name Link
Date From
Date To
Position
Notes
Jenkins & Marr
100358
1930/07
1933/07
Apprentice
Jenkins & Marr
100358
In year 1933
Assistant
Unclear whether he remained as assistant
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RIBA Proposers
The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
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Proposer
Proposer Link
Date Proposed
Notes
Robert Gordon Wilson (junior)
200928
1934/01/08
for Associateship
Robert Leslie Rollo
203510
1934/01/08
for Associateship
T Scott Sutherland
203533
1934/01/08
for Associateship
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References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this person:
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Author
Title
Date
Publisher
Part
Notes
RIBA
Kalendar 1966-67
1966
RIBA
Kalendar 1954-1955
1955
RIBA
Kalendar 1960-61
1961
RIBA Directory
RIBA Directory 1967-68
1968
Copy located at NMRS
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this person:
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Archive Name
Source
Source Cat No
Building Id
Item Name
Notes
RIBA Nomination Papers
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum
100005
A no5312 (combined box 70)
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