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He was born in , the sculptor. William graduated from Amherst College in 1867 , and later studied under Russell Sturgis in New York City . In 1872 he collaborated with Charles Follen McKim and in 1879 they were joined by Stanford White to form McKim, Mead, And White . In 1883, Mead married Olga Kilyeni (c1850-1936) in Budapest, Hungary . In 1902, King Victor Emmanuel conferred on Mead the decoration of Knight Commander Of The Crown Of Italy for his pioneer work in introducing the Roman and Italian Renaissance architectural style in America. In 1902, Amherst College conferred upon Mead the honorary degree of LL.D. In 1909, he received a degree of M.S. from Norwich University in Vermont. William and Olga lived in Rome, Italy where he was the President of the American Academy in Rome until his death in 1928. Olga died in 1936 in New York City , and she gave her estate to Amherst College . The money was used to build the Mead Art Building, which was designed by James Kellum Smith of McKim, Mead And White . The building was completed in 1949. ARCHIVE His papers are archived at the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
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