Pevsner won in 1976 with his final book ‘A History of Building Types’, which marked the culmination of his career before his death in 1983. He became a household name for his colossal 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ‘The Buildings of England’. Susie Harries’ biography, ‘Nikolaus Pevsner: The Life’, was based on exclusive access to his diaries and personal correspondence, as well as the professional archive for his guides.
Nikolaus Pevsner is the only winner to also have a biography about him win
