Walter Kaufmann
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German-American philosopher (1921–1980)
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- Born
- 19 January 1924
- Died
- 2021
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Meine Sehnsucht ist noch unterwegs
- Gibt es dich noch, Enrico Spoon?
- Im Schloss zu Mecklenburg und anderswo
- Die meine Wege kreuzten
- Unterwegs zu Angela
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Walter Kaufmann (1 April 1907 – 9 September 1984) was born in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary), then part of Austria-Hungary. He studied composition and musicology in Berlin and Prague, working under figures such as Franz Schreker. He is best known for his prolific creative work in India, his extensive radio music for All India Radio, and later his academic career in Canada. His output ranges from orchestral and chamber music to film scores and pioneering studies of non-Western musical traditions. <a hre
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Family name
- Kaufmann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Freiburg im Breisgau
- Place of death
- Princeton
- Occupation
- poet
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Employer
- Princeton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral student
- Frithjof Bergmann
- Field of work
- tragedy
- Movement
- Western philosophy
- Conflict
- World War II
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- date of birth
- 1921-07-01
- date of death
- 1980-09-04
- pseudonym
- David Dennis
- influenced by
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
- name in native language
- Walter Kaufmann
- writing language
- English language
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