George Wittet 2241119 208691002 2008-04-28T05:03:38Z Jeph paul 1510381 '''George Wittet''' ([[1878]]-[[1926]]) was born in [[Blair Atholl]], [[Scotland]]. He studied architecture with a Mr. Heiton of [[Perth, Scotland]]<!--what is the relevance of this?-->, and worked in both [[Edinburgh]] (Scotland) and [[York]] ([[England]]) before moving to [[India]]. George Wittet arrived in India in 1904 and became an assistant to [[John Begg]], then Consulting Architect to Bombay. These two men were responsible for the evolution and subsequent popularity of the [[Indo-Saracenic]] Style of [[architecture]]. Wittet's designs are among the most well-known of Bombay's landmarks—the [[Prince of Wales Museum]], the [[Gateway of India]], the [[Institute of Science]], the [[Small Causes Court]] at [[Dhobitalao]], the [[Wadia Maternity Hospital]],Bombay House, the [[King Edward Memorial Hospital]], and The 'Grand Hotel'(http://www.grandhotelbombay.com/) in the Ballard Estate, by the Bombay Docks. He died of acute dysentery in Bombay in the year 1926, and is buried in the [[Sewri cemetery]]. ==References== *[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/george-wittet.html George Wittet] {{DEFAULTSORT:Wittet, George}} [[Category:Scottish architects]] [[Category:People from Perth and Kinross]] [[Category:1878 births]] [[Category:1926 deaths]] {{India-bio-stub}} {{Scotland-bio-stub}}