Nikolaus Pevsner
German-born British scholar (1902-1983) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 81
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner was a German-British historian who specialised in the areas of art and architecture. He is best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951-1974), as well as his editorship of the Pelican History of Art.
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1983Died18 August 19831976Wolfson History PrizeAward1975Albert MedalAwardHonorary DoctorateAward1967Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardRoyal Gold MedalAward1902Born30 January 1902
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Lived 1902 to 1983 · aged 81
