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| first_name = Walter Leo ('The Egg') | | first_name = Walter Leo ('The Egg') | ||
| name = Hildburgh | | name = Hildburgh | ||
| − | | honorific_prefix = | + | | honorific_prefix = Dr |
| − | | honorific_suffix = MA, PhD | + | | honorific_suffix = MA, PhD DLitt |
| image = File:Hildburgh,_Walter_Leo_('The_Egg').jpg | | image = File:Hildburgh,_Walter_Leo_('The_Egg').jpg | ||
| birth_date = 1876 | | birth_date = 1876 | ||
| death_date = 1955 | | death_date = 1955 | ||
| − | | address = St Ermin’s Hotel, St James’s Park, SW<br />Queen Anne's Mansions, St James's Park, SW [1915]<br /><br /><br /> | + | | address = St Ermin’s Hotel, St James’s Park, SW<br />Queen Anne's Mansions, St James's Park, SW [1915]<br />Knightsbridge Hotel, Knightsbridge, SW1 [1919]<br />Hotel Rembrandt, Thurloe Place, SW7 [1921]<br />8 Thorney Court, Hyde Park Gate, W8 [1929]<br />8 Elvaston Place, SW7 [1935]<br /><br /><br /> |
| − | | occupation = | + | | occupation = literary |
| elected_ESL = | | elected_ESL = | ||
| elected_ASL = | | elected_ASL = | ||
| − | | elected_AI = 1906 | + | | elected_AI = 1906.11.20 |
| elected_APS = | | elected_APS = | ||
| elected_LAS = | | elected_LAS = | ||
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| left = | | left = | ||
| clubs = | | clubs = | ||
| − | | societies = Society of Antiquaries<br />Folklore Society | + | | societies = Society of Antiquaries<br />Folklore Society<br />Royal Archaeological Institute<br />Japan Society<br />New York Academy of Sciences<br />Hispanic Society<br />American Anthropological Association |
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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RAI Council 1917 Member<br />RAI Council 1918 Member<br />RAI Council 1919 Member<br />RAI Council 1922 Member<br />RAI Council 1923 Member<br />RAI Council 1924 Member<br />RAI Council 1928 Member<br />RAI Council 1929 Member<br />RAI Council 1930-31 Member<br />RAI Council 1933-34 Member<br />RAI Council 1934-35 Member<br />RAI Council 1935-36 Member<br />RAI Council 1937-38 Member<br />RAI Council 1938-39 Member<br />RAI Council 1941-42 Hon. Treasurer<br />RAI Council 1942-43 Hon. Treasurer<br />RAI Council 1943-44 Hon. Treasurer<br />RAI Council 1944-45 Hon. Treasurer<br />RAI Council 1945-46 Member<br />RAI Council 1946-47 Member | RAI Council 1917 Member<br />RAI Council 1918 Member<br />RAI Council 1919 Member<br />RAI Council 1922 Member<br />RAI Council 1923 Member<br />RAI Council 1924 Member<br />RAI Council 1928 Member<br />RAI Council 1929 Member<br />RAI Council 1930-31 Member<br />RAI Council 1933-34 Member<br />RAI Council 1934-35 Member<br />RAI Council 1935-36 Member<br />RAI Council 1937-38 Member<br />RAI Council 1938-39 Member<br />RAI Council 1941-42 Hon. Treasurer<br />RAI Council 1942-43 Hon. Treasurer<br />RAI Council 1943-44 Hon. Treasurer<br />RAI Council 1944-45 Hon. Treasurer<br />RAI Council 1945-46 Member<br />RAI Council 1946-47 Member | ||
=== House Notes === | === House Notes === | ||
| − | Proposed by T.A. Joyce; seconded by Henry Balfour 1906.10.24<br /><br /> | + | Proposed by T.A. Joyce; seconded by Henry Balfour 1906.10.24<br /><br />VP Royal Archaeological Institute |
=== Notes From Elsewhere === | === Notes From Elsewhere === | ||
Dr Walter Leo Hildburgh was born in New York in 1876. After obtaining a PhD from Columbia University he worked in scientific research. A man of independent means, however, he pursued a range of interests: he became an international figure-skater (known as ‘The Egg’ on account of his premature baldness), was an excellent swimmer, and studied folklore (he became a member of the Folklore Society in 1906), anthropology, and magic. In 1912 Hildburgh settled in London and became a frequent visitor to the Victoria and Albert Museum.<br />Hildburgh was elected to the fellowship of the Society of Antiquaries in 1915, and was awarded a D.Litt in the History of Art from the University of London in 1937. He died in London in 1955, aged 79<br /><br /> | Dr Walter Leo Hildburgh was born in New York in 1876. After obtaining a PhD from Columbia University he worked in scientific research. A man of independent means, however, he pursued a range of interests: he became an international figure-skater (known as ‘The Egg’ on account of his premature baldness), was an excellent swimmer, and studied folklore (he became a member of the Folklore Society in 1906), anthropology, and magic. In 1912 Hildburgh settled in London and became a frequent visitor to the Victoria and Albert Museum.<br />Hildburgh was elected to the fellowship of the Society of Antiquaries in 1915, and was awarded a D.Litt in the History of Art from the University of London in 1937. He died in London in 1955, aged 79<br /><br /> | ||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
=== External Publications === | === External Publications === | ||
| − | In 1936 he published Spanish Medieval Enamels. An incomplete collection of prints of his articles was presented by him to the Folklore Society's library in 1950 and listed in the journal 'Folklore' of that year. <br /> | + | In 1936 he published Spanish Medieval Enamels. An incomplete collection of prints of his articles was presented by him to the Folklore Society's library in 1950 and listed in the journal 'Folklore' of that year. <br /><br />Japanes superstitions, Sinhalese magic, Spanish amulets, Chinese hardstones |
=== House Publications === | === House Publications === | ||
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Photographs<br />census<br />A51/2/17 details of bequest | Photographs<br />census<br />A51/2/17 details of bequest | ||
=== Other Material === | === Other Material === | ||
| − | generous benefactor to the Victoria & Albert Museum<br />also Horniman Museum, Pitt Rivers Museum, | + | generous benefactor to the Victoria & Albert Museum<br />also Horniman Museum, Pitt Rivers Museum, Smithsonian Design Museum; papers in Columbia University<br />books at Folk Lore Society |
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| Born | 1876 | ||||||
| Died | 1955 | ||||||
| Residence |
St Ermin’s Hotel, St James’s Park, SW Queen Anne's Mansions, St James's Park, SW [1915] Knightsbridge Hotel, Knightsbridge, SW1 [1919] Hotel Rembrandt, Thurloe Place, SW7 [1921] 8 Thorney Court, Hyde Park Gate, W8 [1929] 8 Elvaston Place, SW7 [1935] | ||||||
| Occupation | literary | ||||||
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Contents
Notes
Office Notes
RAI Council 1917 Member
RAI Council 1918 Member
RAI Council 1919 Member
RAI Council 1922 Member
RAI Council 1923 Member
RAI Council 1924 Member
RAI Council 1928 Member
RAI Council 1929 Member
RAI Council 1930-31 Member
RAI Council 1933-34 Member
RAI Council 1934-35 Member
RAI Council 1935-36 Member
RAI Council 1937-38 Member
RAI Council 1938-39 Member
RAI Council 1941-42 Hon. Treasurer
RAI Council 1942-43 Hon. Treasurer
RAI Council 1943-44 Hon. Treasurer
RAI Council 1944-45 Hon. Treasurer
RAI Council 1945-46 Member
RAI Council 1946-47 Member
House Notes
Proposed by T.A. Joyce; seconded by Henry Balfour 1906.10.24
VP Royal Archaeological Institute
Notes From Elsewhere
Dr Walter Leo Hildburgh was born in New York in 1876. After obtaining a PhD from Columbia University he worked in scientific research. A man of independent means, however, he pursued a range of interests: he became an international figure-skater (known as ‘The Egg’ on account of his premature baldness), was an excellent swimmer, and studied folklore (he became a member of the Folklore Society in 1906), anthropology, and magic. In 1912 Hildburgh settled in London and became a frequent visitor to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Hildburgh was elected to the fellowship of the Society of Antiquaries in 1915, and was awarded a D.Litt in the History of Art from the University of London in 1937. He died in London in 1955, aged 79
Publications
External Publications
In 1936 he published Spanish Medieval Enamels. An incomplete collection of prints of his articles was presented by him to the Folklore Society's library in 1950 and listed in the journal 'Folklore' of that year.
Japanes superstitions, Sinhalese magic, Spanish amulets, Chinese hardstones
House Publications
Related Material Details
RAI Material
Photographs
census
A51/2/17 details of bequest
Other Material
generous benefactor to the Victoria & Albert Museum
also Horniman Museum, Pitt Rivers Museum, Smithsonian Design Museum; papers in Columbia University
books at Folk Lore Society
