Basic Biographical Details Name: | David Alexander Crombie | Designation: | | Born: | 6 November 1858 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | David Alexander Crombie was born on 6 November 1858. He was articled to Frederick Thomas Pilkington of Edinburgh for five years, studying at the Edinburgh School of Design and Heriot-Watt College and attending Sir James Russell's lectures on hygiene. He appears to have remained with Pilkington as assistant, finally commencing practice on his own account in 1885. In 1889 he was based at 34 St Andrew Square, where Frank Worthington Simon also had an office at that date.
Crombie later emigrated to South Africa to become an assistant in the Pretoria Department of Public Works. He was elected LRIBA on 20 March 1911, his proposers being Henry Francis Kerr, John Watson and James McLellan Fairley. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 6, Cobden Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1882 * | | | | 34, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | c. 1886 | c. 1897 | (1897 is last entry) |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | William Meek Page | 1890 | 1894 | Apprentice | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | James McLellan Fairley | 20 March 1911 | for Licentiateship | | Henry Francis Kerr | 20 March 1911 | for Licentiateship | | John Watson | 20 March 1911 | for Licentiateship |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v15 no1077 |
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