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Walter Benjamin
German literary critic, philosopher and social critic (1892-1940).
Born July 15th, 1892 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1940 at 48 years old in Portbou (opioid overdose). [ref]
Occupations
art critic, essayist, literary critic, literary historian, philosopher, sociologist, translator, writer
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Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius