Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich (30 March 1909 – 3 November 2001) CBE, was an Austrian-Jewish art historian, who spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... Jump to: navigation, search The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of... Art history usually refers to the history of the visual arts. ...

He was born in Vienna, Austria Hungary, into a wealthy Jewish family that had converted to a form of mystical Protestantism by the turn of the 20th century. He rejected religion, though he felt a strong Jewish identity, reinforced by Austria's adoption of Nazism, and always described himself as an Austrian Jew. He was educated at Theresianum secondary school in Vienna and at Vienna University before coming to Britain in 1936 where he took up a post as a research assistant at the Warburg Institute. Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Official languages Latin, German, Hungarian Established church Roman Catholic Capital & Largest City Vienna pop. ... Jump to: navigation, search Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing a split from within the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe —a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Jump to: navigation, search The term National Socialism has been used in self-description by a number of different political groups and ideologies, some of which have no connection with the Nazis; see National socialism (disambiguation). ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) was founded in 1365 by Rudolph IV and hence named Alma mater Rudolphina. ... The Warburg Institute is a research institution associated with the University of London. ...

During World War II, he worked as a correspondent at the BBC. He returned to London University (1956–59), then to the Warburg Institute (1959–76) where he occupied various senior research posts, before eventually becoming its director. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1960, made CBE in 1966, knighted in 1972, and appointed a member of the Order of Merit in 1988. Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden home to the universitys central administration offices and its library The University of London, founded in 1836, is a federation of colleges which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... The Warburg Institute is a research institution associated with the University of London. ... The British Academy is the United Kingdoms national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch. ...

The Story of Art, first published in 1950 (currently in its 16th edition) is widely regarded as a seminal work of criticism and one of the most accessible introductions to the visual arts. Originally intended for younger readers, it has sold millions of copies and been translated into more than 20 languages. Other major publications include Art and Illusion (1960), regarded by critics to be his most influential and far-reaching works, and the papers gathered in Meditations on a Hobby Horse (1963), The Sense of Order (1979), and The Image and the Eye (1981). The Story of Art is an introduction to art, written by E. H. Gombrich. ... Jump to: navigation, search The visual arts are a class of artforms, including painting, sculpture, photography, and others, that focus on the creation of artworks which are primarily visual in nature. ...

External link

• The Gombrich Archive