Marvin Trachtenberg
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Marvin Trachtenberg (born June 6, 1939)[1] is an American art historian, Edith Kitzmiller Professor Emeritus of the History of Fine Arts at New York University.[2] His research focuses on late medieval and early modern architecture.[3]
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Russian Jewish immigrants,[4] he received a B.A from Yale University in 1961 and M.A. and PhD from New York University in 1963 and 1967, respectively.[1][2] He studied under Wolfgang Lotz and Richard Krautheimer.[4]
He spent his entire career at NYU, first as assistant professor (1967-69), then associate professor (1967-76), and eventually professor of fine arts (1976-90) and Edith Kitzmiller Professor of the History of Fine Arts (since 1990).[1]