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1892 - 1940

Walter Benjamin

Philosopher and cultural critic.

An associate of the Institute for Social Research, better known as the Frankfurt School.

Fun Fact:

Benjamin wrote several essays about aesthetic theory, literary criticism, and historical materialism.

His works gained most of their popular renown after his death.

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Walter Benjamin - Wikipedia

"Deconstructing the Jewishness of the Frankfurt School" - The Jewish Daily Forward (2015)