Warburg, Edward M(ortimer) M(orris) (1908–1992)

US arts patron. In 1928, as an undergraduate at Harvard University, he cofounded the Harvard Society for Contemporary Art, which rented rooms to exhibit paintings by Klee, O'Keeffe, and Matisse, among others. Warburg was an early supporter of the Museum of Modern Art, serving as a trustee (1932–58) and an honorary trustee (1958–86).

Warburg was born in White Plains, New York. With Lincoln Kirstein, he also helped found the American Ballet in 1933, holding the first George Balanchine production in his home. He remained an active patron of the arts and ballet in New York City. During World War II he organized displaced persons camps following D-Day and helped refugees from the concentration camps, for which he earned the Bronze Star.