H. W. Janson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

H. W. Janson

American art historian, museum director

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1913

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1982

Profession: university teacher, art historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Horst Waldemar Janson (October 4, 1913 – September 30, 1982), who published as H.
W.
Janson, was a Russian-born German-American professor of art history best known for his History of Art, which was first published in 1962 and has since sold more than four million copies in fifteen languages.