Geoffrey Scott (11 June 1884 – 14 August 1929) was an English scholar and poet, known as a historian of architecture. His biography of Isabelle de Charrière entitled The Portrait of Zelide won the 1925 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
In 1914 the publication of The Architecture of Humanism made his reputation. In 1916, he married[1] Lady Sybil Cutting (1879–1943), whose first husband, William Bayard Cutting Jr., died in 1910. Lady Sybil was the youngest daughter of Irish peer and barrister, Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart, who served as the last Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny, and his wife, Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles, a daughter of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood.[2] She had arrived in Florence when her first husband, terminally ill with tuberculosis, had written he wanted their young daughter, Iris, to grow up in Italy, "free from all this national feeling which makes people so unhappy. Bring her up somewhere where she does not belong."[3] Lady Sybil and her daughter settled in Florence, Italy; buying the Villa Medici in Fiesole, one of the city's most spectacular villas. There she formed a close friendship with Bernard Berenson at the nearby I Tatti, and seasonal resident Lady Cecilia Pearse.
The Scotts divorced in 1926,[4] and she remarried (to Percy Lubbock) the same year. With little in the way of career, it has been suggested that an unlikely love affair with Vita Sackville-West from 1923 to 1925 spurred Scott into his later literary production.
At the time of his death, of pneumonia in New York City, Geoffrey Scott had been retained as an editor of the papers of James Boswell.
^Stille, Alexander (21 September 2018). "Living With Fascism in Italy". Retrieved 20 January 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
^"DIVORCES GEOFFREY SCOTT.; Lady Sybil, Whose First Husband Was W. Bayard Cutting, Gets Decree" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 April 1926. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
geoffrey, scott, architectural, historian, geoffrey, scott, june, 1884, august, 1929, english, scholar, poet, known, historian, architecture, biography, isabelle, charrière, entitled, portrait, zelide, 1925, james, tait, black, memorial, prize, contents, backg. Geoffrey Scott 11 June 1884 14 August 1929 was an English scholar and poet known as a historian of architecture His biography of Isabelle de Charriere entitled The Portrait of Zelide won the 1925 James Tait Black Memorial Prize Contents 1 Background 2 Works 3 References 4 NotesBackground EditBorn in Hampstead Scott was educated at Highgate School then Rugby School and New College Oxford where he won the Newdigate Prize in 1906 While still an undergraduate he was befriended by Mary Berenson leading to his admission to the Florence circle of Bernard Berenson From 1907 to 1909 he was employed by Berenson he worked on the design of the garden of I Tatti the Berenson villa with Cecil Ross Pinsent This led to work on other gardens It also brought him the friendship of John Maynard Keynes who met him there In 1914 the publication of The Architecture of Humanism made his reputation In 1916 he married 1 Lady Sybil Cutting 1879 1943 whose first husband William Bayard Cutting Jr died in 1910 Lady Sybil was the youngest daughter of Irish peer and barrister Hamilton Cuffe 5th Earl of Desart who served as the last Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny and his wife Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles a daughter of Henry Lascelles 4th Earl of Harewood 2 She had arrived in Florence when her first husband terminally ill with tuberculosis had written he wanted their young daughter Iris to grow up in Italy free from all this national feeling which makes people so unhappy Bring her up somewhere where she does not belong 3 Lady Sybil and her daughter settled in Florence Italy buying the Villa Medici in Fiesole one of the city s most spectacular villas There she formed a close friendship with Bernard Berenson at the nearby I Tatti and seasonal resident Lady Cecilia Pearse The Scotts divorced in 1926 4 and she remarried to Percy Lubbock the same year With little in the way of career it has been suggested that an unlikely love affair with Vita Sackville West from 1923 to 1925 spurred Scott into his later literary production At the time of his death of pneumonia in New York City Geoffrey Scott had been retained as an editor of the papers of James Boswell He was one of Edith Wharton s close friends Works EditThe Architecture of Humanism A Study in the History of Taste 1914 A Box of Paints 1923 poems The Portrait of Zelide 1925 biography of Isabelle de Charriere 5 Poems 1931 References EditGeoffrey Scott and the Berenson Circle Literary and Aesthetic Life in the Early 20th Century 1998 Richard M DunnNotes Edit thePeerage com Person Page 20785 The Peerage com Stille Alexander 21 September 2018 Living With Fascism in Italy Retrieved 20 January 2019 via NYTimes com DIVORCES GEOFFREY SCOTT Lady Sybil Whose First Husband Was W Bayard Cutting Gets Decree PDF The New York Times 21 April 1926 Retrieved 2 April 2019 James Tait Black Memorial Prize Biography Award 1925 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoffrey Scott architectural historian amp oldid 1108364498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
