Thomas W. Gaehtgens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Thomas W. Gaehtgens

German art historian

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1940

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Leipzig District, Germany

Profession: university teacher, art historian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thomas W.
Gaehtgens (born June 24, 1940 in Leipzig) is a German art historian with special interest in French and German art and art history from the 18th to the 20th century.
He was the founding director of the Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte in Paris (Centre Allemand d'Histoire de l'Art de Paris; German Center for the History of Art, Paris) and was director of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California.