Historical FigureMale
Nikolaus Pevsner
1902 – 1983
About this person
Wikipedia SummarySir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner was a German-British historian who specialised in the areas of art and architecture. He is best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951–1974), as well as his editorship of the Pelican History of Art.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 30, 1902
Leipzig
Date of death
August 18, 1983
London
Citizenship
United Kingdom · Germany
Occupations & fields
art historianwriterarchitectural historianuniversity teacherarchitect
Awards & honours
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyRoyal Gold MedalAlbert MedalWolfson History Prizehonorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
- Field and occupation
- britský historik umění německého původu zabývající se historií architektury, Sir
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