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Colonel Sir Robert William Edis KBE CB (13 June 1839 – 23 June 1927) was a British architect. Born in Huntingdon, Edis was educated at Huntingdon Grammar School and Aldenham School before being articled to William Gilbee Habershon and Edward Habershon, architects, in London.〔 〔 He became chief assistant to Anthony Salvin, and joined the Architectural Association in 1859.〔 He was admitted an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1862 and a fellow of the association in 1867.〔 Although his early work was Gothic, Edis later became a proponent of the ''Queen Anne Style'' of baroque revival architecture. He worked mostly on private houses and public buildings, although he did design a few churches.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/331/40 )〕 He later became involved in the Aesthetic Movement of decorative arts and in furniture design, and delivered a series of Cantor lectures on the subject at the Royal Society of Arts. These formed the basis of two books: ''Decoration and Furniture of Town Houses'' (1881) and ''Healthy Furniture and Decoration'' (1884).〔 Edis had a long association with the Volunteer Force and its successor the Territorial Force. In 1868 he received a commission in the Artists Rifles. He went on to be the regiment's commanding officer in 1883, and held the office of honorary colonel from 1909 until his death. 〔 In January 1889 he was elected a member of the first London County Council, representing St Pancras South for three years as a member of the Conservative-backed Moderate Party. Edis had homes at Ormesby Old Hall, Great Ormesby, Norfolk and Regent's Park, London. He was a justice of the peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk from 1901.〔 He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919 for his military services. Edis died suddenly at his Norfolk home in 1927, aged 88.〔 ==References== 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「Robert William Edis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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