collector

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Kurt Gitter, a retinal surgeon and art collector, died March 25 at age 89; he was known for donating over 850 works to 23 institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

To that, Cronenberg says, “My father was a stamp collector so I certainly understand the idea of collecting a rare object. Humans are strange. What can I say?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

In July 1846, two months after the U.S. invaded Mexico, the tax collector came calling for six years’ back taxes.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The gallery was able to confirm it as Summer Fields by Eardley, and it has now been sold it to a private collector of Scottish art.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

And Sherlock Holmes finds out that Sir Charles was killed by a neighbor called Stapleton who is a butterfly collector and a distant relation of the Baskervilles.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon