Background
III, Frank Henry Sommer, was born on July 30, 1922 in Newark. Son of George R. and Abigail Woodruff (Van Horn) S.
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Frank Henry Sommer, III
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Education
Bachelor, Yale University, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1950. Diploma general archeology, Cambridge University, 1948.
Career
Keeper folk art Winterthur (Delaware) Museum, 1958-1963. Head of libraries Wintherthur (Delaware) Museum, from 1963. Member faculty University Delaware, from 1948, professor history of art, from 1958.
Consultant National Gallery, 1971, National Endowment Humanities, 1978. Director Furniture Library.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association Architectural Bibliographers, Society Architectural Historians. Clubs: Grolier (New York City). Odd Volumes (Boston).
Franklin Inn (Philadelphia). Elizabethan (New Haven).
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Died
October 20, 2006 (aged 84) -
Nationality
American -
Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Republican