EntityQ215614· pop 8· linked from 101 articlesH. W. JansonSign in to saveAmerican art historian, museum director (1913-1982)Person · Open LibraryBorn1913Died1982Works63Top worksWords in memory of H.W. JansonA history of art and musicThorvaldsen and EnglandOn truth to natureStyle and stylesvia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn4 October 1913Died30 September 1982via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameHorstFamily nameJansonGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthSaint PetersburgOccupationuniversity teacherEmployerNew York UniversityLanguages spokenEnglish languageShow 3 more factsConnectionsSaint PetersburgCityHamburgEntityCategories1913 births1982 deaths20th-century American historians20th-century American male writersAmerican art historiansAmerican male non-fiction writersBaltic-German people from the Russian EmpireEmigrants from Nazi Germany to the United StatesHarvard University alumniLMU Munich alumniNew York University facultyPeople educated at the Wilhelm-Gymnasium (Hamburg)