Alfred Moir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Moir

art historian

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1924

Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 13-Nov-2010

Profession: writer, art historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alfred Moir (14 April 1924 - 13 November 2010) was an art historian, collector and author of numerous books on baroque art. Moir (pronounced 'Moi-er') was the son of William Wilmerding Moir and Blanche Kummer.
Between 1943 and 1946, he served in the U.S.
Army, turning down an officer's commission to retire as Master Sergeant.In 1948, Moir obtained his bachelor’s from Harvard, followed, in 1949, by an M.A.
After being granted a Ph.D.
by Harvard University in 1953, Moir taught at Newcomb–Tulane College, New Orleans.
He joined the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1963, from where he retired emeritus in 1991.