Gideon, Samuel Edward, 1875-

Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1875, Samuel Edward Gideon's formal education included the study of architecture at M.I.T. and Harvard, as well as a degree from the School of Fine Arts (Fontainebleau, France). He taught at Texas A&M and M.I.T. before becoming a professor at the University of Texas in 1913. Gideon was an authority on early Texas architecture and worked to preserve the home of writer William S. Porter (O. Henry) as a museum. He remained active in numerous professional organizations and endeavors until his death in Austin in 1945.

From the guide to the Samuel Gideon Papers, 1908-1945, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

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