Sir Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse | |
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Born | 16 February 1905 |
Died | 7 September 1985 | (aged 80)
Education | Marlborough College |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Art historian |
Partner | Helen Waterhouse |
Parent | Percy Leslie Waterhouse |
Sir Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse (16 February 1905 – 7 September 1985) was an English art historian and museum director who specialised in Roman baroque and English painting.[1] He was Director of the National Galleries of Scotland (1949–52) and held the Barber chair at Birmingham University until his official retirement in 1970.