Joseph Fogerty
| Joseph Fogerty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1831[1] |
| Died | 2 September 1899[1] |
| Nationality | British / Irish (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) |
| Occupation | Civil Engineer, Architect, Novelist |
| Known for | Railway engineer, novelist |
Joseph Fogerty, CE, FRIBA, was an Irish civil engineer, architect, and novelist active in mid-to-late-nineteenth-century Limerick, London, and Vienna.[1]
Born in Limerick, he studied under his father, engineer John Fogerty in Limerick before entering the University College, London in 1856, later working in London for Sir John Fowler.[1] He was elected Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 9 February 1880 after being proposed by Henry Currey, Edwin Nash and Charles Barry.[1] Three of his novels, Lauterdale, Caterina and Countess Irene, were published. He died at his house, Enderby, in Sydenham, Kent.[1] He was the brother and uncle of architects William Fogerty and John Frederick Fogerty, respectively.
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