Bigelow, William Sturgis, 1850-1926

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Dates:
Birth 1850
Death 1926

Biographical notes:

Bigelow (Harvard M.D. 1874) was briefly an instructor in surgery at the Harvard Medical School. From 1881 to 1888 he studied art in Japan, and later donated his collections of Oriental art to the Boston Museum of Fine Art.

From the description of Buddhist notes : typescript, 1922 January-February. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612790985

Bigelow (Harvard, M.D. 1874) was briefly an instructor in surgery at the Harvard Medical School. From 1881 to 1888 he studied art in Japan, and later donated his collections of Oriental art to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

From the description of Papers of William Sturgis Bigelow, ca. 1870. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281438766

Surgeon and collector of Oriental art, of Massachusetts.

From the description of Dr. William Sturgis Bigelow papers, 1908-1975. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70953320

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Subjects:

  • Art, Japanese
  • Buddhism
  • Japanologists
  • Medals
  • Titles of honor and nobility

Occupations:

  • Surgeons

Places:

  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)