Montgomery Schuyler
Montgomery Schuyler | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 19, 1843 |
| Died | July 16, 1914 (aged 70) New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hobart College |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, critic |
| Employer(s) | The New York Times, Harper's Weekly, The Sun |
| Spouse |
Katherine Beeckman Livingston
(m. 1876; died 1914) |
| Children | Montgomery Schuyler Jr. Robert Livingston Schuyler |
| Parent(s) | Rev. Anthony Schuyler Eleanor Johnson |
Montgomery Schuyler AIA, (August 19, 1843, Ithaca, New York – July 16, 1914, New Rochelle, New York) was a highly influential critic, journalist and editorial writer in New York City who wrote about and influenced art, literature, music and architecture during the city's "Gilded Age." He was active as a journalist for over forty years but is principally noted as a highly influential architecture critic, and advocate of modern designs and defender of the skyscraper.