George Harold Edgell

George Harold Edgell
Born	March 4, 1887 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	June 29, 1954(1954-06-29) (aged 67) Newport, New Hampshire
Education	Cutler School Harvard University, A.B. (1909), Ph.D. (1913)
Spouse	Jean Walters Delano ​ ​ (m. 1914; died 1953)​
Relatives	Austin Corbin (grandfather) Warren Delano IV (father-in-law)
Awards	Rome Prize
Honours	Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honour
20th President of the American Association of Museums
In office 1949–1951
Preceded by	David E. Finley
Succeeded by	Albert Eide Parr
5th Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
In office 1935–1954
Preceded by	Arthur Fairbanks
Succeeded by	Perry T. Rathbone
Dean of the Harvard University School of Architecture
In office 1922–1935
Preceded by	Charles Wilson Killam (acting)
Succeeded by	Joseph Hudnut (became the Graduate School of Design)
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George Harold Edgell (March 4, 1887 – June 29, 1954) was a renowned American architectural and fine arts historian, author, and expert on Sienese paintings. He served as dean of the Harvard University School of Architecture and director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.