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Hugh Ferris (other)
Hugh Ferris or Ferriss may refer to: * Hugh Ferriss Hugh Macomber Ferriss (July 12, 1889 – January 28, 1962) was an American architect, illustrator, and poet. He was associated with exploring the psychological condition of modern urban life, a common cultural enquiry of the first decades of ... (1889–1962), American architect, illustrator, and poet * Hugh Ferris (rugby union) (1877–1929), South African rugby union player * Hugh Ferris (presenter), English television, radio, podcast and events presenter {{hndis, Ferris, Hugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Ferriss
Hugh Macomber Ferriss (July 12, 1889 – January 28, 1962) was an American architect, illustrator, and poet. He was associated with exploring the psychological condition of modern urban life, a common cultural enquiry of the first decades of the twentieth century. After his death a colleague said he 'influenced my generation of architects' more than any other man." Ferriss also influenced popular culture, for example Gotham City (the setting for Batman) and Kerry Conran's '' Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow''. Early life Hugh Ferriss was born in 1889 and trained as an architect at Washington University in his native St. Louis, Missouri. Career Early in his career, Ferriss began to specialize in creating architectural renderings for other architects' work rather than designing buildings himself. As a delineator, his task was to create a perspective drawing of a building or project. This was done either as part of the sales process for a project, or, more commonly, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Ferris (rugby Union)
Hugh Ferris (6 December 1877 – 17 July 1929) was a South African international rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ... player who played as a half-back. He made 1 appearance for South Africa in 1903. References South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players 1877 births 1929 deaths Rugby union players from County Down Rugby union halfbacks Sportspeople from Newry Ireland international rugby union players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
