Reginald Francis Joseph Fairlie (7 March 1883 - 27 October 1952) was a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 architect

Architect

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Born at Kincaple, Fife

Fife

Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

, he was educated in Birmingham

Birmingham

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A faithful Roman Catholic, Fairlie designed many war memorials, churches and restorations of castles. From a long list of commissions only a handful fall outside the borders of Scotland. Somewhat eccentric -- a lifelong bachelor who developed a habit of walking long distances and sleeping outdoors -- he worked frequently with architectural sculptor Hew Lorimer

Hew Lorimer

Hew Martin Lorimer was a Scottish sculptor.He was born in Edinburgh, the second son of architect Sir Robert Lorimer. He was educated at Loretto School in Musselburgh, then at Magdalen College, Oxford University, but he left Oxford prematurely to study design and sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art...

, whose work marks his grave.

His works include:

• St James Church, St Andrews
  St James Church, St Andrews
  St James is a small Roman Catholic church at 17 The Scores in St Andrews. The church was designed by Reginald Fairlie and built in 1910, and is a Category B listed building....
  
  , 1910
• war memorial at Auchtermuchty
  Auchtermuchty
  Auchtermuchty is a town in Fife, Scotland, situated beside Pitlour Hill nine miles north of Glenrothes. Until 1975 it was a royal burgh, established under charter of King James V in 1517. There is evidence of human habitation in the area dating back over 2,000 years, and the Romans are known to...
  
  , 1920
• the backdrop for the 1927 Scots American War Memorial
  Scots American War Memorial
  The Scots American War Memorial or Scottish American War Memorial is in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. It was called "The Call", and it was erected in 1927 and shows a kilted infrantyman looking towards Castle Rock. Behind the main statue is a frieze showing queues of men answering the call...
  
  
• the cloister at Kelso Abbey
  Kelso Abbey
  Kelso Abbey is what remains of a Scottish abbey founded in the 12th century by a community of Tironensian monks first brought to Scotland in the reign of Alexander I. It occupies ground overlooking the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot waters, the site of what was once the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
  
  , 1933
• the Scottish Classroom, one of the Nationality Rooms
  Nationality Rooms
  The Nationality Rooms are a collection of 27 classrooms in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning depicting and donated by the ethnic groups that helped build the city of Pittsburgh...
  
   at the Cathedral of Learning
  Cathedral of Learning
  The Cathedral of Learning, a Pittsburgh landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States...
  
  , University of Pittsburgh
  University of Pittsburgh
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  , 1938
• the National Library of Scotland
  National Library of Scotland
  The National Library of Scotland is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is one of the country's National Collections. It is based in a collection of buildings in Edinburgh city centre. The headquarters is on George IV Bridge, between the Old Town and the university quarter...
  
  , Edinburgh
  Edinburgh
  Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
  
  , 1938-1956

Fairlie died in Edinburgh in 1952.