Pevsner, Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon (1902–1983)
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A leading historian of art and architecture, Pevsner also popularised the subjects through his editorship of the Pelican History of Art and Buildings of England series.
- Forenames:
- Nikolaus Bernhard Leon
- Surname:
- Pevsner
- Title:
- Sir
- Dates:
- 1902–1983
- Institutions:
- University of London (Birkbeck College)
Victorian Society - Significant posts:
- Professor of the History of Art, University of London (Birkbeck College)
Chairman, Victorian Society
- Influences:
- Pinder, Wilhelm
Read, Herbert - Influenced:
- Watkin, David
- Themes:
- History of architecture
History of art
- Biographies:
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Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy
- Obituaries:
- Times
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- The Buildings of England, ed. Nikolaus Pevsner (London, 1951–74)
- Pelican History of Art, ed. Nikolaus Pevsner (London, 1953–)
Other reading
- Jim Obelkevich, 'Witness Seminar: new developments in history in the 1950s and 1960s', Contemporary British History, 14, 4 (2000), 143–67
