Ronald Adrian Krueck had an early fascination with "glass architecture," a fascination that led him to Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Worn by Mrs. Ronald Krueck, née Anstiss Hammond.!
Former House Master Dies at 99
Mason Hammond ’25, a classics professor and former House master who recovered stolen art during World War II, died Sunday. He was
Hammond, who was the Pope professor of latin language and literature emeritus, first came to Harvard as an undergraduate in
His lengthy list of distinctions includes a Rhodes Scholarship and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, presented to Hammond by former University President Neil L.
Rudenstine in
“He considered receiving an honorary award his crowning achievement,” said his daughter, Anstiss Hammond Krueck.
“He truly was a son of Harvard.”
From to , Hammond traveled through Sicily, Italy and Germany as a Monument, Fine Art and Archives Officer.
For his work recovering art that had been stolen by the Nazis, Hammond received the French Legion of Honor Award and was honored by the Italian and the Dutch governments.
After World War II, Hammond’s love of the classics led him to head the School of Classical Study at t