Howard Colvin

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Sir Howard Montague Colvin (born October 15, 1919 in Sidcup , Kent , † December 28, 2007 in Oxford ) was a British architectural historian. He is known for a biographical encyclopedia of British architects and a history of architecture related to British royalty.

He studied at University College London , where he was an assistant lecturer in history from 1946 to 1948 . In 1948 he became a tutor and fellow of St. John's College, Oxford University , which he remained until his death. In 1965 he became a reader in architectural history and in 1987 he retired .

He was a member of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England from 1963 to 1976, of the Historic Buildings Council for England from 1970 to 1984, and of the Royal Fine Art Commission from 1962 to 1972. From 1979 to 1981 he was President of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Since 1963 he was a member ( fellow ) of the British Academy .

In 1978 he was the first to receive the Wolfson History Prize for life's work. He was CBE . In 1995 he was ennobled. In 1943 he married Christina Butler and had two sons.

Fonts

  • A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840, Yale University Press, 4th edition 2008 (first 1954)
  • The History of the King's Works, 6 volumes and volumes with plans, HMSO, London 1963 to 1982
  • Unbuilt Oxford, Yale University Press 1983
  • Architecture and the After-Life, Yale University Press 1992

literature

  • J. Mordaunt Crook: Howard Montagu Colvin, 1919-2007 . In: Proceedings of the British Academy . tape 166 , 2010, p. 119-132 ( thebritishacademy.ac.uk [PDF]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 16, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Colvin, Howard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Colvin, Howard Montague (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British architectural historian
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Sidcup , Kent
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 2007
Place of death Oxford