Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, OM, CBE (30 March 1909 – 3 November 2001), was an Austrian-born art historian who significantly influenced the field of art history and the psychology of perception. After settling in England in 1936, he became a naturalised British citizen in 1947 and spent most of his working life in the United Kingdom.

Gombrich was the author of many works of cultural and art history. His most notable works include The Story of Art, widely regarded as one of the most accessible introductions to the visual arts, and Art and Illusion, a major work in the psychology of perception that influenced thinkers such as Carlo Ginzburg, Nelson Goodman, Umberto Eco, and Thomas Kuhn.