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Ernst Gombrich

1909 - 2001

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Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich (; 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. 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, and Thomas Kuhn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Gombrich is the 59th most popular historian (down from 50th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Austria (down from 142nd in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Historian.

Ernst Gombrich is most famous for his book The Story of Art, which is a comprehensive survey of the history of art.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Ernst Gombrich ranks 59 out of 561. Before him are Aby Warburg, Joseph Justus Scaliger, Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Justin, Francesco Guicciardini, and Euhemerus. After him are Johann Gustav Droysen, John Skylitzes, Heinrich Wölfflin, Tzvetan Todorov, Jared Diamond, and Libanius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Ernst Gombrich ranks 25. Before him are Li Xiannian, Elia Kazan, Isaiah Berlin, Talal of Jordan, Souphanouvong, and Errol Flynn. After him are Benny Goodman, Magda Schneider, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Carmen Miranda, Aleksandar Ranković, and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Among people deceased in 2001, Ernst Gombrich ranks 25. Before him are Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Iannis Xenakis, Alberto Korda, Gilbert Bécaud, Wilhelm Mohnke, and Fred Hoyle. After him are Nikolay Basov, Morris, William Hanna, Marie José of Belgium, Donald J. Cram, and Timothy McVeigh.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ernst Gombrich ranks 171 out of 1,424. Before him are Fritz Kreisler (1875), Eric Kandel (1929), Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529), Max Perutz (1914), Otto Weininger (1880), and Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643). After him are Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751), Lothar Rendulic (1887), Maria Theresa of Austria (1816), Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157), Victor Weisskopf (1908), and Paul Ehrenfest (1880).

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Among HISTORIANS In Austria

Among historians born in Austria, Ernst Gombrich ranks 1. After him are Alois Riegl (1858), Shlomo Sand (1946), Egon Friedell (1878), Gerda Lerner (1920), İlber Ortaylı (1947), Riane Eisler (1931), Herwig Wolfram (1934), and Andreas Maislinger (1955).

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