Buechner, Thomas S.

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Name (Latin)
Buechner, Thomas S.
Date of birth
1926-09-25
Date of death
2010-06-13
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 15461213
Wikidata: Q7793715
Library of congress: n 81076474
BGU10: 000023261
Sources of Information
  • Journal of glass studies, 1959.
  • Biog. index,v. 5, from memo (Buechner, Thomas Scharman)
  • New York times WWW site, June 18, 2010(in obituary published June 17: Thomas S. Buechner; b. Thomas Scharman Buechner, Sept. 25, 1926, Manhattan; d. Sunday [June 13, 2010], Corning, N.Y., aged 83; led the Brooklyn Museum through an ambitious renovation as its director in the 1960s and was the founding director of the Corning Museum of Glass)
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1926)
Wikipedia description:

Thomas Scharman Buechner (pronounced BEAK-ner; September 25, 1926 – June 13, 2010) was an artist who turned to working at museums. After working for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, he became the founding director of the Corning Museum of Glass, and later director of the Brooklyn Museum, where he oversaw a major transformation in its operation and displays, before returning to Corning.

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