TSR Boase
Thomas Sherrer Ross Boase (born August 31, 1898 in Dundee , † April 14, 1974 in London ) was a British art historian.
Life
Boase attended rugby school in England and studied modern history at Magdalen College , Oxford . From 1922 to 1937 he was a fellow and tutor at Hertford College .
In 1937 he became director of the Courtauld Institute of Art in London and professor of art history at the University of London . From 1947 to 1968 he was President of Magdalen College. He also served as Vice Chancellor of Oxford University from 1958 to 1960. From 1963 to 1964 he was Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford. In 1967 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .
literature
- John Stoye: Boase, Thomas Sherrer Ross (1898–1974) - entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Web links
- BOASE, Thomas Sherrer Ross (1898–1974) - biography at the Courtauld Institute of Art (aim25.ac.uk)
- Literature by Thomas Sherrer Ross Boase in the portal alibris.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Member History: Thomas S. Boase. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 8, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boase, TSR |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boase, Thomas Sherrer Ross (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dundee |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1974 |
| Place of death | London |