Gerda Taro
Born Gerta Pohorylle
1 August 1910, Stuttgart, German Empire
Died 26 July 1937 (aged 26), Brunete, Madrid, Spanish Republic
Resting place Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris, France
Partner Robert Capa (1935–1937)
Parents Heinrich Pohorylle (father), Gisela Boral (mother)
Gerta Pohorylle (1 August 1910 – 26 July 1937), known professionally as Gerda Taro, was a German Jewish war photographer active during the Spanish Civil War. She is regarded as the first woman photojournalist to have died while covering the frontline in a war.
Taro was the companion and professional partner of photographer Robert Capa. The name "Robert Capa" was originally an alias that Taro and Capa (born Endre Friedmann) shared, an invention meant to mitigate the increasing political intolerance in Europe and to attract the lucrative American market. A significant amount of what is credited as Robert Capa's early work was actually made by Taro.