Background
Sekler, Eduard Franz was born on September 30, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Eduard Jakob and Elisabeth (Demmel) Sekler. came to the United States, 1954.
Sekler, Eduard Franz was born on September 30, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Eduard Jakob and Elisabeth (Demmel) Sekler. came to the United States, 1954.
Diplom-Ingenieur, Technology University, Vienna, 1945. Student, School Planning and Regional Research, London, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, London University, 1948.
A.M. (honorary), Harvard University, 1960. Doctor Technology Sciences (honorary), Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1988.
Partner architectural firm, Prehsler and Sekler, Vienna, 1945-1995;
teaching assistant, lecturer faculty architecture, Technology U., Vienna, 1945-1954;
visiting professor architecture, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955-1956;
associate professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956-1960;
professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960-1991, 93-98;
Osgood Hooker professor visual art, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970-1991;
professor emeritus, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991-1993;
professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1993;
Beinecke-Reeves Distinguished chair in architectural preservation, U. Florida, 1995-1996. Coordinator studies Carpenter Center Visual Arts, 1962-1965, director, 1966-1976, department chairman visual and environmental studies, 1968-1970. Expert member internat.com. history monuments United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1951-1954.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization advisor to planning andarcheology departments Government of Nepal, 1972-1994. Consultant History Monuments Office, Vienna, 1975, 89, 91-98. Head United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization team for masterplan for Conservation Cultural Heritage of Kathmandu Valley, 1975.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization consultant masterplan for Sukothai History Park, Thailand, 1978, 84.
Member Cambridge Arts Council, 1975-1984. Board directors Architectural Heritage, Inc., 1969-1975. Chairman Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust, 1990-1996.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, United States National Committee for International Council of Monuments and Sites, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europea, Science Committee Theory & Philosophy Conservation & Restoration. Member International Council Monuments and Sites, Society Architectural Historians (director 1963-1966, 70-73), Architectural Association London, Austrian Chamber Architects, Royal Town Planning Institute (honorary correspondent member London), Signet Society.
Married Mary Patricia May, July 21, 1962.