Walter Benjamin

Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist.

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Who was born first?

• Walter Benjamin and J.B.S. Haldane were born the same year
• Walter Benjamin and Alexandre Koyré were born the same year
• Walter Benjamin and Reinhold Niebuhr were born the same year
• Walter Benjamin and Arnold Hauser were born the same year
• Walter Benjamin and Ivo Andrić were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alexandre KoyréAugust 29, 1892 – April 28, 1964
2. Arnold HauserMay 8, 1892 – January 28, 1978
3. Ivo AndrićOctober 10, 1892 – March 13, 1975
4. J.B.S. HaldaneNovember 5, 1892 – December 1, 1964
5. Reinhold NiebuhrJune 21, 1892 – June 1, 1971
6. Walter Benjamin (this page)July 15, 1892 – September 26, 1940

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