Robert Lukens

Robert D. Lukens, Ph.D., (c. 1973 – August 2, 2015) was an American collection manager, historian and columnist. During his career, Lukens over saw exhibitions at the United States Capitol Visitor Center in Washington D.C. He served as the President of the Chester County Historical Society from 2011 until 2015.

Lukens was born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, to William F. Lukens and Nancy Cardwell Lukens Heckman. He was a distant relative of Charles Lukens (1786–1825) and Rebecca Lukens (1794–1854), 19th century iron mill owners and business people, whose company would later become the Lukens Steel Company of Coatesville.

Lukens graduated from Delaware County Christian School. He received his bachelor's degree in history from Temple University and a master's degree in American history from the University of Tennessee. He later returned to Temple University to complete his doctorate in history. Additionally, he also held a certificate in non-profit management from the Non-Profit Center at La Salle University.

He first joined the Chester County Historical Society in 1993 as a volunteer while studying at Temple University. He became an intern in 1998 and finally joined the historical society's staff as a collections manager. Lukens left the Chester County Historical Society in 2003 to join the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia as the foundation's Chief Curator. He was later promoted to the Head of Collections at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

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