Nikolaus Pevsner
1902
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1983
country of citizenship: United Kingdom, Germany
educated at: Thomasschule zu Leipzig, Leipzig University
occupation: art historian, writer, architectural historian, university teacher, architect
award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Royal Gold Medal, Albert Medal, Wolfson History Prize, honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge, Honorary doctor of the University of Zagreb, Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford, honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh, Fellow of the British Academy, honorary doctor of the University of Leicester, Knight Bachelor
official website: www.pevsner.co.uk
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Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951–74). Source: Wikipedia (en)
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