John Woodman Higgins
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John Woodman Higgins (September 1, 1874 – October 19, 1961) was an American businessman who was the founder and owner of the Worcester Pressed Steel Company. A graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, his fascination with arms and armor led him to establish the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts.
His museum, founded in 1927, is housed in a purpose-built Art Deco, modern glass and steel structure (one of the first free standing steel frame glass curtain wall buildings in the United States) is one of the largest arms and armor collections in the world. It includes major collections of Medieval arms and armor, Renaissance armor, Classical World arms and Modern arms and armor.
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