Nikolaus Pevsner

Sir Nikolaus Pevsner CBE FBA
Born	Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (1902-01-30)30 January 1902 Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died	18 August 1983(1983-08-18) (aged 81) London, England
Resting place	Church of St Peter, Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Leipzig University (PhD) Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Humboldt University of Berlin Goethe University Frankfurt
Occupation(s)	Art and architectural historian
Notable work	The Buildings of England
Spouse	Lola Kurlbaum ​ ​ (m. 1923; died 1963)​
Children	3, including Tom Pevsner
Awards	Albert Medal (1975)

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner CBE FBA (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951–74).