Archer Milton Huntington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Archer Milton Huntington

philanthropist, art patron

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1870

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1955

Profession: writer, poet, entrepreneur, archaeologist, art collector, bibliophile

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Archer Milton Huntington (March 10, 1870 – December 11, 1955) was the son of Arabella (née Duval) Huntington and the adopted, possibly biological, son of railroad magnate and industrialist Collis P.
Huntington.
A lifelong friend of the academy and the arts, he is known for his scholarly works in the field of Hispanic Studies and for founding The Hispanic Society of America in New York City, as well as his many contributions to the American Geographical Society.He was also a major benefactor of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Numismatic Society, which he convinced to relocate next to the Hispanic Society and the Geographical Society at the Beaux Arts Audubon Terrace complex in upper Manhattan.
In 1932, he and sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington, then his wife, founded the Brookgreen Gardens sculpture center in South Carolina; and the Mariners' Museum, which is one of the largest maritime museums in the world, in Newport News, Virginia, a new independent city that was established in the late 19th century largely though the efforts of his adopted father Collis P.
Huntington.