Walter Ames Compton Explained

Birth Name:	Walter Ames Compton
Birth Date:	April 22, 1911
Birth Place:	Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:	Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Princeton University
Occupation:	Pharmacy researcher, Japanese sword collector

Walter Ames Compton; (April 22, 1911October 11, 1990^[1]), was an American medical doctor, pharmacy researcher,^[2] and avid Japanese sword collector. He was the president of Miles Laboratories.^[2] Because he bought and returned several Japanese sword such as Bizen-Saburou Kunimune (Japanese: 備前三郎国宗) to Terukuni jinja, one of the National Treasures of Japan, he received 4th Class of Order of the Rising Sun from Government of Japan.^[3] Compton was an honorary member of The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Undergraduate Class of 1933. Memorial Walter A. Compton '33. Princeton Alumni Weekly. The Trustees of Princeton University. 2020-07-24. 2020-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724111522/https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/walter-compton-%E2%80%9933.
2. Web site: Foderaro. Lisa W.. W. A. Compton, 79, A Doctor Who Rose To Head Miles Labs. The New York Times. 1990-10-14. 33. 2020-07-24.
3. あきみず「刀剣は凶器にあらず。日本刀を壊滅の危機から救った、悲劇と絆の物語」『和樂web』Shogakukan、2020-06-17. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
4. 毎日新聞社; 日本美術刀剣保存協会編「海外最大の日本刀コレクター ウォルター・A・コンプトン博士」『日本名刀展 英米からの里帰りと国内の名作』1970年。NCID BN05192753。