William Henry Playfair
William Henry Playfair FRSE (15 July 1790 – 19 March 1857) was a Scottish architect in the 19th century who designed the Eastern, or Third, New Town and many of Edinburgh's neoclassical landmarks. == Life == Playfair was born on 15 July 1790 in Russell Square, London to Jessie Graham and James Playfair.