Frederick Robert Wylie was born in Partick, Glasgow, Scotland in 1904 and was the nephew of the architect Edward Grigg Wylie (1885-1904). He was articled to Keppie & Henderson in Glasgow from 1921 to 1926 during which time he also attended classes at Glasgow School of Architecture, being awarded his diploma in June 1927. That year he was awarded the Rowand Anderson Studentship and a Leslie Hamilton Studentship.
In 1928 he joined his uncle's practice, Wright & Wylie, as a partner, the other partner being Alexander Wright (1877-1972). The name of the firm was changed to Wylie, Wright & Wylie. The partnership was dissolved in 1935 and in 1936 the Wylies formed a new partnership with George Ferguson Smellie Shanks (1898-1985) as Wylie, Shanks & Wylie. In 1946 Walter Underwood j(1906-1988) joined the practice as a partner, however, the name of the firm wasn't changed to Wylie, Shanks & Underwood until E. G. Wylie's death eight years later.
F. R. Wylie was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1927 and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1947. He retired from practice in 1969 and died in Glen Fruin, Dunbartonshire on 13 January 1982
See: Dictionary of Scottish Architects 1660-1980 [link bekow]