Gertrud Bing

scholar and Director of the Warburg Institute (1892–1964)
Person human Q66462
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Summary

Gertrud Bing was born on January 1, 1892[1], in Hamburg[2]. She died on January 1, 1964[3], in London[4]. She worked as an art historian[5], university teacher[6], librarian[7], editor[8], and historian[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: June 7, 1892[11]
  • Date of death: July 3, 1964[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[13]
  • Employer: Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg[14], Warburg Institute[15], University of London[16]
  • Educated at: University of Hamburg[17], Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[18]
  • Doctoral advisor: Ernst Cassirer[19]
  • Sex or gender: female[20]
  • Cause of death: disease[21]
  • Family name: Bǐng[22]
  • Given name: Gertrud[23]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[25], English[26]
  • Name in native language: Gertrud Bing[27]

Why It Matters

Gertrud Bing has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Gertrud Bing born?

Gertrud Bing was born in Hamburg[2].

Where did Gertrud Bing die?

Gertrud Bing died in London[4].

What did Gertrud Bing do for work?

Gertrud Bing worked as an art historian[5], university teacher[6], librarian[7], editor[8], and historian[9].

Where did Gertrud Bing go to school?

Gertrud Bing was educated at University of Hamburg[17] and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . Women as interpreters of the visual arts, 1820–1979. wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Women as interpreters of the visual arts, 1820–1979. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Women as interpreters of the visual arts, 1820–1979. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Women as interpreters of the visual arts, 1820–1979. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Women as interpreters of the visual arts, 1820–1979. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Women as interpreters of the visual arts, 1820–1979. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Women as interpreters of the visual arts, 1820–1979. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Women as interpreters of the visual arts, 1820–1979. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German, English
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ha', 'he', 'it', 'nl',
    Date of death → +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1964-07-03T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 15
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57226|batch #57226]]: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 23w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg, Warburg Institute, University of London
    Sex or gender → female
    Citizenship → —
    Given name → Gertrud
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Occupation: historian, Add archINFORM reference"
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