Carl Gombrich is a British interdisciplinary educator, academic, former opera singer and co-founder of the London Interdisciplinary School.
12 Facts About Carl Gombrich
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Carl Gombrich was born in 1965, to Dorothea Amanda Friedrich and to renowned British Indologist and scholar, Richard Gombrich.
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Carl Gombrich is the grandson of Austrian-born art historian Ernst Gombrich.
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From 2000 to 2001, Gombrich was the Royal Opera House Scholar at the National Opera Studio, where he sang bass.
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Carl Gombrich has performed in various operatic roles, such as Masetto in Don Giovanni with the Garsington Opera, as Gianettino in Fiesque, and as Macduff in Ernest Bloch's Macbeth at the University College Opera.
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Carl Gombrich joined University College London in 2002 as a lecturer.
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Carl Gombrich then became Principal of the University Preparatory Certificates, directing UCL's international foundation courses, which aid students coming from abroad to gain the skills to study at UK universities.
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In 2010, Carl Gombrich was appointed Programme Director of UCL Arts and Sciences, leading the design, development and implementation of the degree, which began accepting students in 2012.
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Carl Gombrich was a core member of the NVAO accreditation panel for the Liberal Arts and Sciences Colleges of the Netherlands.
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Carl Gombrich is a regular speaker at events on interdisciplinary and liberals arts and sciences, both in the UK and abroad.
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Carl Gombrich writes academic papers on interdisciplinarity and the philosophy of education, as well as music.
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In 2017, Carl Gombrich founded the London Interdisciplinary School alongside Chris Persson and Ed Fidoe, where he is the Academic Lead and Head of Teaching and Learning.