# James Rorimer

> James Joseph Rorimer, was an American museum curator and former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was a primary force behind the creation of the Cloisters, a branch of the museum dedicated to the art and architecture of Medieval Europe. During World War II, Rorimer served in the U.S. Army's Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section, a.k.a. the "Monuments Men," protecting cultural sites and recovering stolen art work.

*Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1905-1966)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-rorimer

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1905-09-07
- **Died:** 1966-05-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [James J. Rorimer](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Rorimer)
- [James Rorimer](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rorimer)
- [James Rorimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rorimer)
- [詹姆斯·羅里默](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A9%B9%E5%A7%86%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E7%BE%85%E9%87%8C%E9%BB%98)
- [ג'יימס רורימר](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A1_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A8)
- [James Rorimer](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rorimer)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3161180)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/james-rorimer