Ernest Binfield Havell

Ernest Binfield Havell (16 September 1861 – 31 December 1934), who published under the name E.B. Havell, was an influential English arts administrator, art historian and author of numerous books about Indian art and architecture. He was a member of the Havell family of artists and art educators. He was the principal of the Government School of Art, Calcutta from 1896 to 1905, where, along with Abanindranath Tagore, he developed a style of art and art education based on Indian rather than Western models, which led to the foundation of the Bengal school of art.

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Birth dateSeptember 16, 1861
Birth place
Berkshire , Reading Berkshire
Date of deathDecember 31, 1934

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  1. http://architexturez.net/doc/az-cf-167039
  2. http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101037520