Walter J. Kaiser

Walter J. Kaiser (May 31, 1931 – January 5, 2016) was an American academic.

He was the Francis Lee Higginson Professor of English Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature Emeritus at Harvard University.[1]

From 1988 to 2002, he was the director of Villa I Tatti.[2][1]

In 1966, Kaiser married Neva Goodwin, a member of the Rockefeller family.[3] They had two children, Miranda and David Kaiser.

He earned a BA and PhD from Harvard University.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Walter Kaiser dies". Harvard Gazette. January 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Harvard Names Head Of Renaissance Center". January 19, 1988 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "Neva Rockefeller Engaged to Wed Walter J. Kaiser; Niece of Governor Will Be Bride of Professor at Harvard, Author". October 18, 1966 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/01/walter-kaiser-dies/