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Hans J. Van Miegroet

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Hans J. Van Miegroet
Born
Hans Joris Van Miegroet

1953
DiedFebruary 9, 2024(2024-02-09) (aged 70–71)
Occupation(s)Art historian, educator
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Ghent
University of California, Santa Barbara
ThesisGerard David (ca. 1450-1523): Patronage and Artistic Preeminence at Bruges (1988)
Doctoral advisorBurr E. Wallen
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
Sub-disciplineArt market
InstitutionsDuke University

Hans Joris Van Miegroet (1953 – February 9, 2024) was a Belgian and American art historian and educator. Primarily a scholar of the art market in Europe, Van Miegroet was professor of Art and Art History at Duke University.

Life and career

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Van Miegroet was born in 1953[1] and graduated from the University of Ghent with a Master of Arts in Art History in 1983, and then moved to the United States to earn a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1988. His master's thesis was on the artist Konrad Witz, and he wrote a doctoral dissertation on Gerard David, supervised by Burr E. Wallen.[2] In that year, Van Miegroet was hired as Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University, and in 1994, was promoted to Associate Professor.[3] In 2005, he was elevated to full Professor. In the following year, Van Miegroet became chair of the art history department, a post that he held until 2014.[4] He died on February 9, 2024, in a single-vehicle car crash near the Duke University campus.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hans J. Van Miegroet, 1953—2024 | Art, Art History & Visual Studies". 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "HAA Ph.D. Dissertations: 2013 – 1972" (PDF). Tucsb.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Hans J. Van Miegroet | Scholars@Duke".
  4. ^ "DALMI".
  5. ^ "Duke art history professor Hans Joris Van Miegroet dies in Academy Road car crash". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
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