Theodor W. Adorno was born on September 11, 1903[1], in Frankfurt[2]. He died on August 6, 1969[3], in Visp[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], composer[6], musicologist[7], sociologist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,813 views/month, #6,112 of 1,000,298).[10]
Things named for Theodor W. Adorno include Thea Dorn[56] and Theodor W. Adorno Award[57].
Why It Matters
Theodor W. Adorno has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
He has been cited as an influence by Slavoj Žižek[60], a philosopher[61], b. 1949[62], of Slovenia[63], awarded the Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia[64], specialised in ideology[65]; Jürgen Habermas[66], a sociologist[67], 1929–2026[68], of Germany[69], awarded the Geschwister-Scholl-Preis[70], specialised in philosophy[71]; Karlheinz Stockhausen[72], a composer[73], 1928–2007[74], of Germany[75], awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[76]; Ernst Bloch[77], a philosopher[78], 1885–1977[79], of Germany[80], awarded the National Prize of East Germany[81], specialised in philosophy[82]; Fredric Jameson[83], an essayist[84], 1934–2024[85], of United States[86], awarded the Holberg International Memorial Prize[87], specialised in literary criticism[88]; and André Gorz[89], an economist[90], 1923–2007[91], of France[92], specialised in political ecology[93].
Works attributed to him include Dialectic of Enlightenment[94], Negative Dialectics[95], Minima Moralia[96], The Authoritarian Personality[97], and Aesthetic Theory[98]. Entities named for him include Thea Dorn[56] and Theodor W. Adorno Award[57].
His notable doctoral advisees include Alfred Schmidt[99].
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