Walter J. Kaiser

Walter J. Kaiser (May 31, 1931{{snd}}January 5, 2016) was an American academic.

He was the Francis Lee Higginson Professor of English Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature Emeritus at Harvard University.{{Cite web|url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/01/walter-kaiser-dies/|title=Walter Kaiser dies|date=January 12, 2016|website=Harvard Gazette}}

From 1988 to 2002, he was the director of Villa I Tatti.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/19/arts/harvard-names-head-of-renaissance-center.html|title=Harvard Names Head Of Renaissance Center|date=January 19, 1988|via=NYTimes.com}}

In 1966, Kaiser married Neva Goodwin, a member of the Rockefeller family.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/10/18/archives/neva-rockefeller-engaged-to-wed-walter-j-kaiser-niece-of-governor.html|title=Neva Rockefeller Engaged to Wed Walter J. Kaiser; Niece of Governor Will Be Bride of Professor at Harvard, Author|date=October 18, 1966|via=NYTimes.com}} They had two children, Miranda and David Kaiser.

He earned a BA and PhD from Harvard University.https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/01/walter-kaiser-dies/