Richard Fawcett

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Professor Richard Fawcett, OBE, FSA, FRSE, (died 31 October 2023) was an English academic, a historian of medieval architecture and art, specialising in English and Scottish subject matter.

After his PhD on late medieval architecture in Norfolk, in 1974 he began to work at the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments of Historic Scotland. [1] He was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 3 March 1979. [2] In 2008 he was appointed OBE. [2]

He died on 31 October 2023 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, and was cremated on 24 November after a service St Peter's Episcopal Church, Kirkcaldy, on Friday. [3]

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References

  1. "Richard Fawcett". Royal Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  2. 1 2 "P Corpus of Scottish Medieval Parish Churches Project Team". University of St Andrews. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. "Richard Fawcett Death Notice". Fife Today. Retrieved 2024-04-26.