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Adams, Edgar H. (Edgar Holmes), 1868-1940
- Exist Dates
- April 07, 1868 - May 05, 1940
- Abstract
- Edgar H. Adams (1868-1940) of Bayville, Oyster Bay, and Brooklyn, New York, was a numismatic scholar, author, and collector who produced, among other works, reference guides to territorial and private gold coins. He also coauthored, with William H. Woodin, the book United States Pattern, Trial, and Experimental Pieces, a standard reference work on pattern coins. He served as editor of The Numismatist, the monthly journal of the American Numismatic Association, wrote a numismatic column for the New York Sun newspaper, and was a co-founder of the New York Numismatic Club (1908).
Anthon, Charles E., 1823-1883
- Exist Dates
- 1822 - 1883
- Abstract
- President of the ANS from 1868 to 1870 and 1873 to 1883, it was due to Anthon that the Society made its initial efforts to transform itself from a group of local coin collectors to a recognized scholarly institution.
Ben-Dor, Stella
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- Stella Ben-Dor was lecturer of the numismatics course at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Brett, Agnes Baldwin, 1876-1955
- Exist Dates
- 1876 - December 1955
- Abstract
- Assistant Curator, then Curator of the ANS from 1909 to 1912, Brett also served as honorary Associate Curator of Ancient Coins from 1923 to 1955 and Chair of the ANS Publication Committee from 1923 to 1946.
Davenport, John S. (John Stewart), 1907-2001
- Exist Dates
- 1907 - 2001
- Abstract
- John S. Davenport (1907-2001) of Galesburg, Illinois, was a numismatist with an expertise in crown-sized coins of Europe and a particular interest in German talers. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and received a B.A. from Cornell (1928), an M.A. from Harvard (1929), and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina (1934). He taught English literature at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh from 1929 to 1931, and then at Knox College in Galesburg beginning in 1945. He retired in 1972, eventually relocating to Coral Gables, Florida. He began collecting coins in 1921 and his first book, European Crowns Since 1800, was published in 1947.
Dewing, Arthur S., 1880-1971
- Exist Dates
- April 16, 1880 - January 20, 1971
- Abstract
- Noted Greek numismatist and founder of the Harvard Business School, Dewing served on the Society's Council from 1942 until his death in 1971, most importantly as President from 1947 to 1949.
Kisch, Guido, 1889-1985
- Exist Dates
- 1889 - 1985
- Abstract
- Guido Kisch (1889-1985) was a professor of jurisprudence and the history of law and a collector of medals, tokens, and coins relating to law and the legal profession.
Thompson, Margaret E., 1911-1992
- Exist Dates
- 1911 - 1992
- Abstract
- Assistant Curator and then Curator of Greek Coins from 1949 to 1979, Thompson also served as Chief Curator from 1969 to 1979.
Trell, Bluma L., 1903-1997
- Exist Dates
- 1903 - 1997
- Abstract
- Bluma L. Trell (1903-1997) of New York City was a professor and expert on Greece.
West, Louis C. (Louis Caulton), 1882-1972
- Exist Dates
- October 15, 1882 - January 1972
- Abstract
- The 15th president of the ANS, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 15, 1882.
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