Gertrude Langer

Gertrude Langer OBE (née Froeschel) (1908–1984) was an Austrian-born art critic in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

She commenced study in the History of Art at Vienna University in 1926 being taught by Professor Josef Strzygowski and later attended lectures by Henri Focillon at the Sorbonne.

In 1932 she married a fellow student Karl Langer graduating the following year on the same night as he with a Doctorate of Philosophy in Art History.

[1] As one of the earliest of Australia's women newspaper art critics Gertrude wrote for The Courier Mail from 1953 until her last review, published on the day she died, 19 September 1984.

[1] She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by The Queen on 1 January 1968 for her services as President of the Arts Council of Queensland.