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Siegfried Kracauer
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German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966)
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Siegfried Kracauer was a German journalist, architect, film critic, and writer. He was born in Frankfurt in 1889 and died in New York City in 1966 from pneumonia due to natural causes. His citizenship included the German Empire, Weimar Republic, Germany, and France. He worked for the Frankfurter Zeitung and Columbia University, with professional locations in Frankfurt, Paris, and New York City.
Kracauer wrote in German and English. His notable works include *From Caligari To Hitler A Psychological History Of The German Film*, *Ornement de la Masse*, *Ginster*, *Los empleados*, and *Jacques Offenbach Ou Le Secret Du Second Empire*. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and was associated with the Nazi book burnings. His archives are held at the German Literature Archive Marbach.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 23
Top works
- From Caligari To Hitler A Psychological History Of The German Film
- Ornement de la Masse
- Ginster
- Los empleados
- Jacques Offenbach Ou Le Secret Du Second Empire
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1889-02-08 ) February 8, 1889, Frankfurt am Main , German Empire , (present-day Germany)
- Died
- November 26, 1966 (1966-11-26) (aged 77), New York City , United States
- Occupation
- Journalist , sociologist , film theorist
- Literary movement
- Frankfurt School
- Notable works
- From Caligari to Hitler (1947)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Siegfried
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- editing staff
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Siegfriedkracauer.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- date of birth
- 1889-02-08
- date of death
- 1966-11-26
- Commons category
- Siegfried Kracauer
- Academia.edu profile URL
- www.academia.edu/People/Siegfried_Kracauer
- writing language
- English language
- archives at
- German Literature Archive Marbach
- P8168
- Aethicus Ister
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Siegfried Kracauer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Siegfried Kracauer (/ˈkrækaʊ.ər/; German: [ˈkʁakaʊɐ]; February 8, 1889 – November 26, 1966) was a German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist. He has sometimes been associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. He is notable for arguing that realism is the most important function of cinema.
Life and career
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