As per our current Database, Edith Hughes has been died on Aug 28, 1971 (age 83).
When Edith Hughes die, Edith Hughes was 83 years old.
| Popular As | Edith Hughes |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Age | 83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 7, 1888 (Scotland) |
| Birthday | July 7 |
| Town/City | Scotland |
| Nationality | Scotland |
Edith Hughes’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Edith Hughes was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Considered by some to be Britain's first practicing female Architect. Established her Glasgow practice in 1920. Works included the Coatbridge War Memorial, the Glasgow Mercat Cross, and commissions for certain elements of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral and Music School in Edinburgh.
She toured Europe as a young lady, being exposed to a vast array of old-world architecture and hearing a variety of lectures at the Sorbonne. She graduated from Gray's School of Art in 1914 with a diploma in architecture, although her first discipline was garden design.
She was the first woman nominated for membership in the Royal Institute of British Architects, although her nomination was denied because of her gender.
Her father was advocate George Wardlaw Burnet and her uncle was Architect Sir John Burnet. She married fellow Architect and former tutor Thomas Hughes and had three children.
She was born in the same country as actor Sean Connery.
