Sir Banister Fletcher
Sir Banister Flight Fletcher (15 February 1866, London – 17 August 1953, London) was an English architect and architectural historian, as was his father, also named Banister Fletcher. They co-authored the standard textbook A History of Architecture, which is also often referred to just as Banister Fletcher.
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