English architect. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, Scott became the master of the Victorian High-Gothic style of architecture. Notable for his public buildings, from schools to churches, his best known works include the Foreign Office, the Albert Memorial and King's College Chapel, all in London. In Scotland, he was responsible for the striking Gilbert Scott Building at Gilmorehill for the University of Glasgow, St. Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, another even grander St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh, together with the Albert Institute in Dundee. Overseas, he built the main building for Bombay University in India.
Scott died in London and is buried in Westminster Abbey, one of many cathedrals which he restored.
His grandson, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880 - 1960), designed Liverpool Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Britain, Battersea Power Station in London, and that uniquely British symbol, the red telephone box.
