John Newman (architectural historian)
| John Newman FSA | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Arthur Newman December 1936 (age 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Dulwich College, Oxford University, Courtauld Institute of Art |
| Occupation | Architectural historian |
| Notable work | The Buildings of England, The Buildings of Wales |
John Arthur Newman (born December 1936)[1][2] is an English architectural historian.[3] He is the author of several of the Pevsner Architectural Guides and is the advisory editor to the series.
Newman[4] was born in 1936, and has lived most of his life in Kent. He was educated at Dulwich College and Oxford University where he read Greats (classics). In 1959 he became a classics teacher at Tonbridge School. In 1963 he left his teaching post to study for a diploma in the history of European art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, which he passed with distinction. In 1966 he was appointed a full-time assistant lecturer at the Courtauld, where he taught until his retirement.[5][6][3]
While a student at the Courtauld, Newman acted as driver to Nikolaus Pevsner for five weeks in Hampshire. Pevsner suggested that Newman should research and write the architectural guides on Kent, which were published in 1969.[5] Newman worked with Pevsner on The Buildings of England series,[3] which has been expanded as the Pevsner Architectural Guides to cover Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Since 1983, Newman has acted as the advisory editor to the series.[3] From 1975 to 1985 Newman was honorary editor of the journal Architectural History.[5] He has served on the Executive Committee of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.[7]
Bibliography
- Dorset (1972) (with Nikolaus Pevsner)[8]
- Kent - West and the Weald (2012)[8]
- Kent - North East and East (2013)[8]
- Shropshire (2006)[8]
Notes
- ↑ "Author Article: John Newman on Architecture and Aging - Yale University Press London Blog". Yalebooksblog.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
- ↑ "John Arthur NEWMAN". Companies House. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- 1 2 3 4 Newman 2001, p. cover.
- ↑ "John Arthur Newman : a bibliography of books, papers, selected reviews and miscellanea". OCLC. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 Higgott, Gordon (2001). "John Newman: An Appreciation". Architectural History. 44: 1. doi:10.2307/1568726. abstract
- ↑ Kauffmann, Michael (2001). "John Newman at the Courtauld Institute". Architectural History. 44: 5. doi:10.2307/1568727. abstract
- ↑ "Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Buildings of England & Wales". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2017-03-27.