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- Born
- ( 1909-03-30 ) 30 March 1909, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) (aged 92), London, England
- Alma mater
- University of Vienna (PhD, 1933)
- Occupation
- Art historian
- Notable work
- The Story of Art
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- Prins Bernhard reikt Erasmusprijs uit in Van Goghmuseum aan Sir Ernst Gombrich en jhr. W. Sandberg, Bestanddeelnr 928-1609 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1909-03-30
- date of death
- 2001-11-03
- birth name
- Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich
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- Ernst Gombrich
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- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
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Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich OM CBE FBA (/ˈɡɒmbrɪk/; German: [ˈgɔmbʁɪç]; 30 March 1909 – 3 November 2001) was an Austrian-born art historian who, after settling in England in 1936, became a naturalised British citizen in 1947 and spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom.
Ernst Gombrich was the author of many works of cultural history and art history, most notably The Story of Art, a book widely regarded as one of the most accessible introductions to the visual arts, and Art and Illusion, a major work in the psychology of perception that influenced thinkers as diverse as Carlo Ginzburg, Nelson Goodman, Umberto Eco, Thomas Kuhn and David Summers
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1909 births2001 deathsAcademics of the Warburg InstituteAustrian emigrants to the United KingdomAustrian people of Jewish descentBritish art historiansBritish people of Austrian-Jewish descentCommanders of the Order of the British EmpireCritical rationalistsDirectors of the Warburg InstituteFellows of the British AcademyGerman art historiansGerman male non-fiction writersJewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to the United KingdomKnights BachelorMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the Order of MeritMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesPeople associated with University College LondonPhilosophers of artRecipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st classRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)World historiansWriters from Vienna