Sir Patrick Abercrombie

Born

1879-06-06

Died

1957-03-23

Birthplace

Berkshire, England, UK

Biography

Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie FRIBA was an English town planner. Abercrombie came to prominence in the 1930s and 40s for his urban planning of the cities of Plymouth, Hull, Bath, Edinburgh and Bournemouth, and later for his radical plan to rebuild the post-war City of London, which he is best known for.