Warburg Institute

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Warburg Institute

ORGANIZATION

Founded by art historian Aby Warburg (1866-1929) in 1921 "to further the study of the classical tradition, that is of those elements of European thought, literature, art and institutions which derive from the ancient world."

Official Website:
http://www.sas.ac.uk/warburg/

Founding Date:
1921

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Anthony Blunt Historian 26-Sep-1907 26-Mar-1983 Art historian, Soviet spy

E. H. Gombrich Historian 30-Mar-1909 3-Nov-2001 Art and Illusion

Aby Warburg Scholar 13-Jun-1866 26-Oct-1929 Founder of the Warburg Institute

Frances Yates Historian 28-Nov-1899 29-Sep-1981 The Art of Memory

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