Background
Wilber studied the ancient and modern Middle East. He received his A.B. (1929), M.F.A., and Ph.D. (1949) from Princeton University, where he was the first student to receive a doctorate in architectural history.
In 1939 Wilber married Margaret Patterson Surre; they had two daughters, Sara Wilber Cohen and Margaret Newton Wilber.
His book Iran Past and Present, was published in nine editions. Wilber collected oriental rugs, and was president of the Princeton Rug Society for many years. He spent forty years in the Middle East.
His memoir, which partially recounts his role in the coup, is Adventures in the Middle East and Iran, Past and Present and Iran Past.
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