Arthur Houghton
Arthur Amory Houghton, III (born May 6, 1940 in New York City ) is an American numismatist who researches the coinage of the Seleucid Empire .
Houghton is the son of glass manufacturer Arthur Houghton, who worked for the Corning Glass Works , and of Ellen Crenshaw. He grew up in his native New York City. He completed his bachelor's degree at Harvard University until 1963 ; He completed his master's degree in 1966 at the American University of Beirut with a degree in Middle East Studies . Houghton then entered the US civil service and worked at the embassies in Beirut , Amman and Cairo , among others . He interrupted this activity for a master’s degree in fine arts at Harvard University, which he graduated in 1982. From 1982 to 1986 he was employed at the J. Paul Getty Museum . Then Arthur A. Houghton was again in the civil service, 1987-1989 as a member of a working group to secure the US external borders and 1989-1995 as a member of the "White House Office of National Drug Control Policy" ("Office of the White House for national drug control policy "). He then founded the consulting firm "Arthur Houghton Associates, Inc.", of which he was President. In addition, he is or was a member of various state and scientific committees.
Parallel to his professional activity, Houghton has published numerous articles and some monographs on ancient, especially Seleucid, numismatics and archeology. He is a lifelong honorary member and trustee of the American Numismatic Society (ANS), of which he chaired the Board of Trustees from 1994 to 1999. 1985 to 1989 he was President of the Society. In 2015 he received the Archer M. Huntington Award from the ANS for his work in her research field .
Fonts
- Coins of the Seleucid Empire from the Collection of Arthur Hougthon (= Ancient Coins in North American Collections. Volume 4, ISSN 0271-4019 ). American Numismatic Society, New York NY 1983.
- as editor with Silvia Hurter, Patricia Erhart Mottahedeh and Jane Ayer Scott: Festschrift for Leo Mildenberg. Numismatics, art history, archeology. = Studies in Honor of Leo Mildenberg. Numismatics, Art History, Archeology. Editions NR, Wetteren 1984, ISBN 90-71165-01-9 .
- with Arnold Spaer and Catharine Lorber: The Arnold Spaer collection of Seleucid coins (= Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum . Israel. Volume 1). Italo Vecchi, London 1998, ISBN 0-9506839-1-2 .
- with Catharine Lorber: Seleucid Coins. A Comprehensive Catalog. Part 1: Seleucus I through Antiochus III. 2 volumes. American Numismatic Society et al., New York NY et al. 2002, ISBN 0-9709268-3-9 (Vol. 1), ISBN 0-9709268-4-7 (Vol. 2).
- with Catharine Lorber and Oliver Hoover: Seleucid Coins. A Comprehensive Catalog. Part 2. Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII. 2 volumes. American Numismatic Society et al., New York NY et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-9802387-0-9 (Vol. 1), ISBN 978-0-9802387-1-6 (Vol. 2).
- Dark Athena. A novel. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, North Charleston SC 2016, ISBN 978-1-535-17177-9 .
Web links
- Personal website (with short biography and complete list of publications)
- Extensive interview with Arthur A. Houghton III. as part of an oral history project
- Announcement from the American Numismatic Society that the Archer M. Huntington Award was presented to Arthur A. Houghton
Individual evidence
- ↑ ANS Honored Arthur A. Houghton with the 2015 Archer M. Huntington Award website of the American Numismatic Society, accessed October 14, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Houghton, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Houghton, Arthur A .; Houghton, Arthur Amory III |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American numismatist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |