Siegfried Kracauer

German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).

Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]

Occupations
architect, film critic, journalist, sociologist, writer
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