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Birth of Theodor W. Adorno

11 September 1903

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969). Theodor W. Adorno was born on 11 September 1903 in what is now Germany. Theodor W. Adorno is remembered as a philosopher, composer and musicologist, a citizen of the United States and Germany. Notable works include “Gesammelte Schriften”, “Negative Dialectics” and “Aesthetic Theory”.

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