Ernst Gombrich | |
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Born | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | 30 March 1909
Died | 3 November 2001 London, England | (aged 92)
Alma mater | University of Vienna (PhD, 1933) |
Occupation | Art historian |
Notable work | The Story of Art |
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,[1] became a naturalised British citizen in 1947[2] and spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom.
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,[3] and Art and Illusion,[4] a major work in the psychology of perception that influenced thinkers as diverse as Carlo Ginzburg,[5] Nelson Goodman,[6] Umberto Eco,[7] and Thomas Kuhn.[8]