Will Gompertz

William Edward Gompertz (born 25 August 1965) is the BBC's arts editor.[1]

Gompertz attended Dulwich Preparatory School, in Cranbrook, Kent.

Gompertz was previously director of Tate Media, and appeared in a show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009 called Double Art History.[2] Gompertz has written extensively for The Guardian and The Times newspapers. He is the author of What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye.[3]

He is the son of general practitioner Hugh Gompertz OBE and a second cousin of Simon Gompertz, the personal finance correspondent to BBC News.[4] He was born in Kent, and attended Bedford School. He did not take any A-levels.

Gompertz married Kate Anderson (daughter of Sir Eric Anderson) in 1993 and they have three sons and one daughter.

References
  1. BBC News appoints Will Gompertz as first Arts Editor BBC Press Office, 28 August 2009
  2. BBC News hires Tate Media's Will Gompertz as arts editor The Guardian, 2 September 2009
  3. Lewis, Ben (9 September 2012). "What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye by Will Gompertz – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. Will Gompertz: "We're brought up to be intimidated by art" The Observer 25 July 2010 Retrieved 29 March 2011
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Position created		 Arts Editor: BBC News
2009–present		 Incumbent



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