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Arthur Fairbanks | |
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| Born | November 13, 1864 Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1944(1944-01-13) (aged 79) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Art historian |
| 3rd Director of theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston | |
| In office 1908–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Edward Jackson Holmes |
Arthur Fairbanks (November 13, 1864 – January 13, 1944) was an American art historian and administrator who lived and worked in the United States. From 1908 to 1925, he was director of theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Fairbanks was born November 13, 1864, inHanover, New Hampshire. He graduated fromDartmouth College in 1886 and attended theYale Divinity School and theUnion Theological Seminary. He also studied inGermany, receiving aPh.D. from theUniversity of Freiburg in 1890. He was on the faculty ofDartmouth College andYale andCornell Universities until 1900, when he became professor of Greek literature and archaeology at theUniversity of Iowa. In 1906, he was appointed professor of Greek and Greek archaeology in theUniversity of Michigan. He was appointed curator of classical art at theBoston Museum of Fine Arts in 1907, and in 1908 became director there. He supervised the museum's move to its currentFenway location. He retired in 1925. He was a member of many classical and learned societies. He died January 13, 1944, inCambridge, Massachusetts.
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