Walter Ames Compton

Walter Ames Compton
Born
Walter Ames Compton

(1911-04-22)April 22, 1911
Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 1990(1990-10-11) (aged 79)
Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materPrinceton University
Occupation(s)Pharmacy researcher, Japanese sword collector

Walter Ames Compton; (April 22, 1911 – October 11, 1990[1]), was an American medical doctor, pharmacy researcher,[2] and avid Japanese sword collector. He was the president of Miles Laboratories.[2] Because he bought and returned several Japanese sword such as Bizen-Saburou Kunimune (備前三郎国宗) to Terukuni jinja, one of the National Treasures of Japan, he received 4th Class of Order of the Rising Sun from Government of Japan.[3] Compton was an honorary member of The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords.[4]

Relevant literature

  • Compton, Walter Ames (1973), Serving needs in health and nutrition : the story of Miles Laboratories, Inc., New York: Newcomen Society in North America, OCLC 723098
  • Christie's (31 March 1992), Japanese Swords & Sword Fittings from the Collection of Walter A. Compton, part I, Christie's Auction Catalog, NY, OCLC 908835316{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Christie's (22 October 1992), Japanese Swords & Sword Fittings from the Collection of Walter A. Compton, part II, Christie's Auction Catalog, NY, OCLC 171299854{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Christie's (17 December 1992), Japanese Swords & Sword Fittings from the Collection of Walter A. Compton, part III, Christie's Auction Catalog, NY{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Compton, Walter A. (1976), Nippon-tō art swords of Japan: the Walter A. Compton Collection, New York: Japan Society, ISBN 0913304050, OCLC 908835380
  • Izzard, Sebastian., ed. (1992), One hundred masterpieces from the collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton : Japanese swords, sword fittings, and other accoutrements, New York, NY: Christie, Manson & Woods International, ISBN 1880907003
  • Mino, Yutaka; Robinson, James (1983), A collector's choices : Asian art from the collection of Dr. Walter A. Compton, Indianapolis, Ind.: Indianapolis Museum of Art, ISBN 0936260084

References

  1. ^ Undergraduate Class of 1933. "Memorial Walter A. Compton '33". Princeton Alumni Weekly. The Trustees of Princeton University. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Foderaro, Lisa W. (1990-10-14). "W. A. Compton, 79, A Doctor Who Rose To Head Miles Labs". The New York Times. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ あきみず「刀剣は凶器にあらず。日本刀を壊滅の危機から救った、悲劇と絆の物語」『和樂web』Shogakukan、2020-06-17. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. ^ 毎日新聞社; 日本美術刀剣保存協会編「海外最大の日本刀コレクター ウォルター・A・コンプトン博士」『日本名刀展 英米からの里帰りと国内の名作』1970年。NCID BN05192753。