Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich





Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich

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born
in Austria
March 30, 1909

died
November 03, 2001

gender
male

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Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, OM, CBE (30 March 1909 – 3 November 2001) was an Austrian-born art historian, who spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom.



Average rating: 3.90 · 29,425 ratings · 690 reviews · 51 distinct works · Similar authors
The Story of Art
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 24,835 ratings — published 1950 — 61 editions
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Art and Illusion: A Study i...
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Art, Perception, and Reality
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1972 — 6 editions
Meditations On a Hobby Hors...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 60 ratings5 editions
The Sense of Order (Wrights...
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The Essential Gombrich
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
Symbolic Images: Studies in...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 41 ratings6 editions
Norm and Form: On the Renai...
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The Uses of Images
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
More books by Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich…
“One never finishes learning about art. There are always new things to discover.”
Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, The Story of Art

“Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make us see a thread which is not there.”
Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, Art and illusion

“It's bad idea to try to prevent people from knowing their own history. If you want to do anything new you must first make sure you know what people have tried before.”
Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, A Little History of the World

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