Walter Horn
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1908 – 1995
Who was Walter Horn?
Walter W. Horn was a medievalist scholar noted for his work on the timber vernacular architecture of the Middle Ages. He was born in Germany, but fled Nazism and spent most of his academic career at the University of California, Berkeley, where he became the university system's first art historian and co-founded the History of Art department. A naturalized citizen of the United States, Horn served in the U.S. Army during World War II and then in the special intelligence unit that tracked down art works plundered by the Nazis. His most celebrated exploit was the recovery of the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire, also known as Charlemagne's Imperial Regalia. As a scholar, Horn is most noted for his work on the medieval architectural drawing known as the Plan of Saint Gall.
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- Born
- Jan 18, 1908
Baden - Also known as
- Walter W. Horn
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- PhD, University of Hamburg
Art history
( - 1934)
- PhD, University of Hamburg
- Lived in
- Point Richmond, Richmond, California
( - 1995/12/26)
- Point Richmond, Richmond, California
- Died
- Dec 26, 1995
Point Richmond, Richmond, California
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on July 23, 2013
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