Walter R. Farmer

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American military officer Monuments Man human museum professional

Walter R. Farmer was an American Army officer and museum professional best known for leading efforts to protect and repatriate European artworks looted during World War II as part of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American military officer ⓘ Monuments Man ⓘ human ⓘ museum professional ⓘ
contributedTo	awareness of the importance of protecting cultural heritage during armed conflict ⓘ development of postwar standards for art restitution ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	art protection ⓘ cultural heritage preservation ⓘ museum studies ⓘ
hasEthicalStance	opposition to removal of German artworks to the United States after World War II ⓘ
hasRole	custodian of cultural property in occupied Germany ⓘ
knownFor	advocacy for restitution of Nazi-looted art ⓘ leading efforts to safeguard artworks in Europe during World War II ⓘ
memberOf	United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRole	leader within the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program in Germany ⓘ
notableWork	protection of European artworks during World War II ⓘ repatriation of looted European artworks after World War II ⓘ
occupation	Army officer ⓘ art administrator ⓘ museum director ⓘ
participatedIn	World War II ⓘ
partOf	Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfActivity	Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ

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