Background
Gilmore, Myron Piper was born on July 4, 1910 in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Austin and Eunice Ethel (Piper) Gilmore.
Gilmore, Myron Piper was born on July 4, 1910 in Walpole, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Austin and Eunice Ethel (Piper) Gilmore.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1932, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1962. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1933, Doctor of Philosophy, 1937. Doctor of Humane Letters, Washington University, Saint Louis, 1967.
The Doctor of Letters, University Florence, 1976.
Instructor history Harvard, 1937-1942, associate professor, 1942-1954, professor, 1954-1974, Gurney professor of history and political science, 1975-1978. Director Villa I Tatti, Center Italian Renaissance Studies, Florence, Italy, 1964-1973.
Served from Lieutenant (junior grade) to lieutenant commander, United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Honored by Italian Government for restoration of art treasures damaged by flood of Florence. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, American History Association, Medieval Academy American, Renaissance Society American, American Society Reformation Research, Colonial Society Massachusetts, Massachusetts History Society, American Philosophical Society, Accademia Degli Intronati (Siena), Century Association.
Married Sheila Dehn, April. Children: Janet (Mistress Christopher Greene), Diana Piper (Mistress Lawrence Fane), Thomas North, John Allen Dehn.