Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Ernst H. Gombrich
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
King Charles III and Queen Camilla (Camilla, Queen Consort) wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles in London, England on May 6, 2023
British Royal Line of Succession
Discover
illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
The Fastest Animals on Earth
Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)
Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?
Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
What is Holy Week?
Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).
What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Ernst H. Gombrich: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Ernst-H-Gombrich
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich
Born March 30, 1909 • Vienna • Austria-Hungary
Died November 3, 2001 (aged 92) • London • England
Notable Works “The Story of Art”
Sir Isaiah Berlin
British historian
Max Ferdinand Perutz (left) and John Cowdery Kendrew, 1962.
Max Ferdinand Perutz
British biochemist
Linda Nochlin
American art historian
Ian Maclaren
Scottish author
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
prime minister of United Kingdom
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer
Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian-German poet
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
Irish-born author and scholar
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
British author and scientist
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
British actor, writer, and director
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
British poet
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
British author
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
British-American writer
Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor
Indian politician and author
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
Canadian journalist and writer
Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes
British author and critic
Martin Rees
Martin Rees
British cosmologist and astrophysicist
Martin Amis
Martin Amis
British author
V.S. Naipaul
V.S. Naipaul
Trinidadian-British writer
A.S. Byatt
British scholar, literary critic, and novelist