Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
	Van Gogh-Bonger in 1889
Born	Johanna Gezina Bonger; 4 October 1862; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	2 September 1925 (aged 62); Laren, Netherlands
Other names	Jo van Gogh-Bonger
Occupations	Editor; translator; teacher;
Spouses	; Theo van Gogh (m. 1889; died 1891) Johan Cohen Gosschalk (m. 1901; died 1912)
Children	1
Relatives	Andries Bonger (brother); Willem Bonger (brother);

Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 – 2 September 1925) was a multilingual Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh, and Vincent van Gogh.

Van Gogh-Bonger played a key role in the growth of Vincent van Gogh's posthumous fame.

Johanna and Theo van Gogh's son Vincent (1890-1978), who was named after his uncle, founded the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.