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John Duncan Forsyth (1886 or 1887–1963) was a Scottish-American architect who became prominent in Oklahoma. Based in Tulsa and working in a variety of styles, he was connected with a number of significant buildings around the state. ==Biography== According to one source, Forsyth was born in 1886 in Florence, Italy;〔(John Duncan Forsyth ) at Price Tower Arts Center website (accessed March 16, 2010).〕 another source says he was born in 1887 in Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland.〔Judy Randle, ("Architect pens book celebrating his mentor, John Duncan Forsyth" ), ''Tulsa World'', January 1, 2007.〕 He was raised in Scotland and studied at Edinburgh College, and at the Sorbonne and L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.〔〔 He immigrated to the United States in 1908.〔 He was a member of the large team of architects who worked on Central Union Station (now the Government Conference Centre) in Ottawa.〔("The Architecture of Ottawa's Central Union Station" ), Heritage Ottawa website (accessed March 16, 2010).〕 He trained with various architects, including John Russell Pope. during World War I, he fought with the Royal Flying Corps. In 1921 Forsyth moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he became associated with Tulsa architect John McDonnell〔Jim Gabbert, "5 Buildings by John Duncan Forsyth", (''Preservation Oklahoma News'' ), July 2006, p.5.〕 He received his Oklahoma architect's license in 1925.〔(John Duncan Forsyth Collection ) at Tulsa Foundation for Architecture website (accessed March 16, 2010).〕 Soon he was hired for what became one of his most famous buildings, the E. W. Marland Mansion in Ponca City. A room in the mansion, which is operated as a museum, is now dedicated to Forsyth's work.〔(John Duncan Forsyth Room ) at E. W. Marland Mansion official website (accessed March 16, 2010).〕 Forsyth maintained a prolific practice. During World War II, he left Oklahoma to serve with the U.S. Navy Seabees in California and worked there after the war. In the 1950s, he returned to Tulsa.〔 He had been married a total of six times. Forsyth remained in Tulsa until his death in 1963. In 2007, John Brooks Walton, a Tulsa architect who had worked for Forsyth, published a biography entitled ''The Art and Architecture of John Duncan Forsyth''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Duncan Forsyth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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