Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie
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Born25 August 1900
Died13 July 1970 (age 69)
Applegarth
OccupationArchitect
Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1900 |
| Died | 13 July 1970 (age 69) Applegarth |
| Occupation | Architect |
Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie (25 August 1900 – 13 July 1970) was possibly the first woman in Scotland to practice architecture on a regular basis.
Beattie was born in 1900 to Lewis Beattie and Alice Walker Kerr, who were farmers. She graduated from the Edinburgh College of Art (1921–1926),[1] but some of the more technical courses were taken at Heriot-Watt College. In the 1922 merit list she is noted as having taken Building Construction Stage III, gaining 57% in the exam, followed by Stage IV (71%). In 1923 she gained 79% in its Stage V exam and in 1924 took Mechanics and Strength of Materials, 2nd year – one of a number of courses put on specially for the College of Art students – gaining 51%.[2]
