Gerda Taro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerda Taro

German photographer, best known for her reporting on the Spanish Civil War

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1910

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1937

Profession: photojournalist, war photographer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Gerta Pohorylle (1 August 1910 – 26 July 1937), known professionally as Gerda Taro, was a German Jewish war photographer active during the Spanish Civil War.
She is regarded as the first woman photojournalist to have died while covering the frontline in a war. Taro was the companion and professional partner of photographer Robert Capa.
The name "Robert Capa" was originally an alias that Taro and Capa (born Endre Friedmann) shared, an invention meant to mitigate the increasing political intolerance in Europe and to attract the lucrative American market.
A significant amount of what is credited as Robert Capa's early work was actually made by Taro.