Arthur Kingsley Porter

For other people with the same name, see Arthur Porter.
Arthur Kingsley Porter
Born(1883-02-16)February 16, 1883
Darien, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 1933(1933-07-08) (aged 50)
Ireland
Resting placeWoodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut
EducationYale University
Columbia University
SpouseLucy Bryant Wallace
Parent(s)Timothy Hopkins Porter, Maria Louisa Hoyt

Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883–1933) was an American archaeologist, art historian, and medievalist. He was chair of Harvard University’s art history department, and was the first American scholar of Romanesque architecture to achieve international recognition.[1] Porter disappeared in 1933. His most significant scholarly contributions were his revolutionary studies and insights into the spread of Romanesque sculpture.[2] His study of Lombard architecture also remains the first in its class. He left his Cambridge mansion, Elmwood, to Harvard University, where it has served as the official residence of Harvard's president since 1970.[3]

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  3. ^ "Widow of Archeologist Wills Million to Harvard". The New York Times. 7 November 1962.