Architect. Sir Herbert Baker, RA, was born in Cobham, Kent, England. He dominated the architectural scene in South Africa from his arrival in the Cape in 1892 until his return to England in 1912. After completing his training and working in England, Baker came to South Africa to seek adventure and to further his architectural career where he was commissioned by Cecil John Rhodes to remodel Groote Schuur, Rhodes' newly bought private residence. Rhodes sent Baker to Italy, Greece and Egypt to study the classical styles of these countries in order to incorporate them into the grand scale buildings he wished to see erected in South Africa. Some of his famous architectural designs include famous cemeteries such as Terlincthun British Cemetery on the northern outskirts of Boulogne, Guards' Cemetery, Les Boeufs, Somme Region, Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, and the Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Ypres in Belgium. He was honored with a knighthood and honorary doctorates from the universities of Oxford and the Witwatersrand.
Architect. Sir Herbert Baker, RA, was born in Cobham, Kent, England. He dominated the architectural scene in South Africa from his arrival in the Cape in 1892 until his return to England in 1912. After completing his training and working in England, Baker came to South Africa to seek adventure and to further his architectural career where he was commissioned by Cecil John Rhodes to remodel Groote Schuur, Rhodes' newly bought private residence. Rhodes sent Baker to Italy, Greece and Egypt to study the classical styles of these countries in order to incorporate them into the grand scale buildings he wished to see erected in South Africa. Some of his famous architectural designs include famous cemeteries such as Terlincthun British Cemetery on the northern outskirts of Boulogne, Guards' Cemetery, Les Boeufs, Somme Region, Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, and the Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Ypres in Belgium. He was honored with a knighthood and honorary doctorates from the universities of Oxford and the Witwatersrand.
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