Francis Inigo Thomas | |
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Born | [1] | 25 December 1865
Died | 27 March 1950[1] London, England | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Francis Inigo Thomas (25 December 1865 – 27 March 1950) was a British artist and garden designer. [1]
Thomas was born in Warmsworth, Yorkshire, the fifth son of Rev. Charles Edward Thomas and Georgiana Mary Hely-Hutchinson, daughter of Hon. Henry Hely-Hutchinson. She was the granddaughter of Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson and niece of the 3rd Earl of Donoughmore. He was a cousin of Sir Charles Inigo Thomas, also known as Inigo. [2] [3] Thomas was the nephew of William Brodrick Thomas (1811–98), one of the principal garden designers of the latter half of the 19th century. [1] [3]
Thomas trained in the office of the architects G. F. Bodley and Thomas Garner. [1]
As well as designing numerous formal gardens, he illustrated Reginald Blomfield's book The Formal Garden in England, which was published in 1892. [4]
Francis Inigo Thomas | |
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Born | [1] | 25 December 1865
Died | 27 March 1950[1] London, England | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Francis Inigo Thomas (25 December 1865 – 27 March 1950) was a British artist and garden designer. [1]
Thomas was born in Warmsworth, Yorkshire, the fifth son of Rev. Charles Edward Thomas and Georgiana Mary Hely-Hutchinson, daughter of Hon. Henry Hely-Hutchinson. She was the granddaughter of Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson and niece of the 3rd Earl of Donoughmore. He was a cousin of Sir Charles Inigo Thomas, also known as Inigo. [2] [3] Thomas was the nephew of William Brodrick Thomas (1811–98), one of the principal garden designers of the latter half of the 19th century. [1] [3]
Thomas trained in the office of the architects G. F. Bodley and Thomas Garner. [1]
As well as designing numerous formal gardens, he illustrated Reginald Blomfield's book The Formal Garden in England, which was published in 1892. [4]