Maurice Howard (b. 16 June 1948) is a British art historian, and was Professor of History of Art at the

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

until his retirement in 2016. Howard has a bachelor's degree in history from

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

, followed by MA and PhD degrees in history of art from the

Courtauld Institute of Art The Courtauld Institute of Art (), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious specialist coll ...

, London. He was director of the

Society of Antiquaries of London A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societ ...

from 2007 to 2010, and its president from 2010 to 2014. In 2016, he was awarded the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

for services to higher education and architectural heritage.

Major publications

* ''The Buildings of Elizabethan and Jacobean England'' (Yale, 2007) * ''The Early Tudor Country House: Architecture and Politics, 1490–1550'' (George Philip: London, 1987)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Maurice Living people Academics of the University of Sussex Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art Officers of the Order of the British Empire Year of birth missing (living people) Presidents of the Society of Antiquaries of London