Walter Ames Compton; (April 22, 1911October 11, 1990), was an American medical doctor, pharmacy researcher, and avid Japanese sword collector. He was the president of Miles Laboratories. Because he bought and returned several Japanese sword such as Bizen-Saburou Kunimune () to Terukuni jinja, one of the National Treasures of Japan, he received 4th Class of Order of the Rising Sun from Government of Japan.あきみず「刀剣は凶器にあらず。日本刀を壊滅の危機から救った、悲劇と絆の物語」『和樂web』Shogakukan、2020-06-17. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-09. Compton was an honorary member of The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords.毎日新聞社; 日本美術刀剣保存協会編「海外最大の日本刀コレクター ウォルター・A・コンプトン博士」『日本名刀展 英米からの里帰りと国内の名作』1970年。NCID BN05192753。
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