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Bevan Rutt
Walter Bevan Charles Rutt OBE (24 January 1916 – 12 January 1988) was a South Australian architect and philanthropist, a prominent worker for the Guide Dogs Association of Australia. Biography Rutt was born in Adelaide, the only son of Charles Walter Rutt (died 17 February 1932), architect, and Lillian May Rutt, née Nienaber (died 14 October 1953). He had three sisters: Ellen Elizabeth "Nell", Gwyneth May, and Edith Winifred. of Tusmore, South Australia. They regularly attended the College Park Congregational Church. Rutt was one of the first students of King's College, Adelaide, with which his family had a close association. He attended the University of Adelaide, and was awarded a Diploma in Architecture. Architecture Rutt did his articles with architect Philip Claridge 1933–1938, and in 1939 graduated with an Associate Diploma in Architecture from the South Australian School of Mines and Industries. He worked for the South Australian Railways Chief Engineer's Department 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rutt
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |