Rudolf Maximilian Butler

Rudolf Maximilian Butler
Born	30 September 1872 Dublin
Died	3 February 1943 Dublin
Nationality	British / Irish (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, then Irish Free State)
Other names	R.M. Butler
Occupation	Architect, Academic
Known for	Professor of Architecture at University College, Dublin, Editor of the Irish Builder, Architect of many Catholic churches, Founder of the AAI

Rudolf Maximilian Butler, RIAI, FRIBA, RSAI, RHA, RIA, (1872 – 1943) was a well-known Irish Roman Catholic ecclesiastical architectural historian, academic, journalist, and architect of Dublin active throughout late-nineteenth-century to mid-twentieth-century Ireland. He resided and worked at 23 Kildare Street, Dublin. He was brought up a Moravian and may have remained in that faith throughout his life, however, he designed all of his churches for the Roman Catholic Church, particularly for the Passionist Fathers. He was a founding member of the AAI in 1896, editor of the Irish Builder from 1899 to 1935, and professor of architecture at University College, Dublin.^[1]

Works

• 1923-1926: Remodeled St. Dympna’s Roman Catholic Church, Tedavnet, County Monaghan (Ref. 41400604)
• 1924-1925: Rebuilt St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Threemilehouse, County Monaghan.

References

1. Irish Architectural Archive, Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940. http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/807 (accessed 21 July 2010)