Ernst Gombrich - Influence

Influence

Gombrich has been called 'the best known art historian in Britain, perhaps in the world'. and also 'one of the most influential scholars and thinkers of the 20th century'.

His wide-ranging and deep scholarship, and his interest in incorporating scientific thinking into questions associated with the humanities, is credited with revitalising Art History in the English-speaking world.

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