Pächt, Otto Ernst
(1902–1988)
- Janet Backhouse
- , revised
Extract
Pächt, Otto Ernst (1902–1988), art historian, was born in Vienna, Austria, on 7 September 1902, the elder son (there were no daughters) of David Pächt, a Jewish businessman, and his wife, Josephine Freundlich. He attended the Volkschule and Stadtgymnasium in Vienna and in 1920 proceeded to ...