Portrait of Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

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Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, who is credited with promoting his posthumous fame (died 1925).

Born
October 4, 1862
Died
September 2, 1925
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1862

About Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger was a Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh, and his brother, painter Vincent van Gogh. Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 – 2 September 1925) was a Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh, and his brother, painter Vincent van Gogh. Johanna and Theo van Gogh's son Vincent Willem (1890–1978), who was named after his uncle, founded the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which opened in 1973. Her youngest brother, Willem Adriaan Bonger (1876–1940), became an important criminologist.

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Johanna van Gogh-Bonger timeline

  1. Johanna Gezina van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 – 2 September 1925) was a Dutch editor who translated the hundreds of letters of her first husband, art dealer Theo van Gogh, and his brother, painter Vincent van Gogh.
  2. Her youngest brother, Willem Adriaan Bonger (1876–1940), became an important criminologist.
  3. Johanna and Theo van Gogh's son Vincent Willem (1890–1978), who was named after his uncle, founded the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which opened in 1973.

The world when Johanna van Gogh-Bonger was born

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger was born in 1862. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBattle of Antietam — bloodiest single day in US history
  • Technology milestoneGatling gun patented
  • World population~1.42B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln
  • U.S. population32.2M

1862 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Johanna van Gogh-Bonger's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18622026
Population32.2M341 million

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