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André Grabar

Art historian (1896-1990) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 94

André Nicolaevitch Grabar was a historian of Romanesque art and the art of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Bulgarian Empire. Born and educated in Kiev, Saint Petersburg and Odessa, he spent his career in Bulgaria (1919-1922), France (1922-1958) and the United States (1958-1990).

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Awards

Broquette-Gonin prize1980
Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America1959
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

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Grabar was one of the 20th-century founders of the study of the art and icons of the Eastern Roman Empire, adopting a synthetic approach embracing history, theology and interactions with the Islamic world.

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1990 · aged 94