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Personal life and death. In 1904, he married Meta Pollak; they remained married until her death on December 25, 1960. [5] .
Collector, connoisseur, hands-on teacher, Paul J. Sachs blended appreciation for art objects with the practicalities of museumship. Photograph courtesy of the Harvard University Archives
Sachs lives in New York City with his wife Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, a pediatrician. They have three children. Awards and honors. In 2004 and 2005, Sachs was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time.
In 1945 Sachs and Forbes retired together from the museum, Sachs remaining in the department until 1948 when he was named a professor emeritus. In 1961 his wife preceded him in death. He died at his desk at Shady Hill while working on his memoirs.
Paul Joseph Sachs (November 24, 1878 – February 17, 1965) served as Professor of Fine Arts at Harvard between 1927 to 1948, and as Associate Director of the Fogg Art Museum between 1909 and 1945.
Shortly after graduating college, Paul was employed by Goldman Sachs, where he was made a partner in 1904. That year he also married Meta Pollak, the daughter of Austrian and Polish immigrants, with whom Sachs went on to have three daughters.
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Apr 27, 2022 · In 1945, Sachs retired together from Fogg, while he remained Sachs on the teaching faculty until 1948 when he was named a professor emeritus. In 1961, his wife, Meta (née Pollak), preceded him in death.
