Theodor W. Adorno
1903 to 1969
16 documented presences
11 places
Quo Fuit places 16 dated presences for Theodor W. Adorno across 11 places, from 1903 to 1969. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Theodor W. Adorno (born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, cultural, and music critic.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Theodor W. Adorno was documented, and when
11 September 1903exact date
Frankfurtattested
“Adorno was born as Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund in Frankfurt on 11 September 1903, the only child of Maria Calvelli-Adorno della Piana (1865–1952) and Oscar Alexander Wiesengrund (1870–1946).”
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1924year
Frankfurtattested
“During the summer of 1924, the Viennese composer Alban Berg's Three Fragments from Wozzeck premiered in Frankfurt, at which time Adorno introduced himself to Berg and mutually agreed the young philosopher and composer would study with Be…”
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1924year
Viennaattested
“During the summer of 1924, the Viennese composer Alban Berg's Three Fragments from Wozzeck premiered in Frankfurt, at which time Adorno introduced himself to Berg and mutually agreed the young philosopher and composer would study with Be…”
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1935 to 1955period
Germanyattested
“For example, in an essay published in Germany on Adorno's return from the US, and reprinted in the Critical Models essays collection, Adorno praised the egalitarianism and openness of US society based on his sojourn in New York and the L…”
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1935 to 1955period
New Yorkattested
“For example, in an essay published in Germany on Adorno's return from the US, and reprinted in the Critical Models essays collection, Adorno praised the egalitarianism and openness of US society based on his sojourn in New York and the L…”
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1935 to 1955period
Americaattested
“For example, in an essay published in Germany on Adorno's return from the US, and reprinted in the Critical Models essays collection, Adorno praised the egalitarianism and openness of US society based on his sojourn in New York and the L…”
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June 1935month
Oxfordattested
“While at Oxford, Adorno suffered two great losses: his Aunt Agathe died in June 1935, and Berg died in December of the same year.”
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9 June 1937exact date
New Yorkattested
“After receiving an invitation from Horkheimer to visit the Institute in New York, Adorno sailed for New York on 9 June 1937 and stayed for two weeks.”
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October 1949month
Americaattested
“"Would you be willing," Mann wrote, "to think through with me how the work—I mean, Leverkühn's work—might look; how you would do it if you were in league with the Devil?" At the end of October 1949, Adorno left America for Europe just as…”
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September 1951month
New Yorkattested
“According to Adorno, "The authority of radio becomes greater the more it addresses the listener in his privacy," while "an organized mass of listeners might feel their own strength and even rise to a sort of opposition." In September 195…”
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September 1951month
United Statesattested
“According to Adorno, "The authority of radio becomes greater the more it addresses the listener in his privacy," while "an organized mass of listeners might feel their own strength and even rise to a sort of opposition." In September 195…”
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September 1951month
Beverly Hillsattested
“According to Adorno, "The authority of radio becomes greater the more it addresses the listener in his privacy," while "an organized mass of listeners might feel their own strength and even rise to a sort of opposition." In September 195…”
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1952year
Americaattested
“Adorno's own recently published Minima Moralia was not only well received in the press but also met with great admiration from Thomas Mann, who wrote to Adorno from America in 1952: Yet Adorno was no less moved by other public events: pr…”
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1961year
Parisattested
“After meeting Samuel Beckett while delivering a series of lectures in Paris the same year, Adorno set to work on "Trying to Understand Endgame," which, along with studies of Proust, Valéry, and Balzac, formed the central texts of the 196…”
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1969year
1969year
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Places Theodor W. Adorno is documented in
America3 presences · 1935 to 1952New York3 presences · 1935 to 1951Frankfurt2 presences · 1903 to 1924Beverly Hills1 presence · 1951Darmstadt1 presence · 1969Germany1 presence · 1935Oxford1 presence · 1935Paris1 presence · 1961United States1 presence · 1951Vienna1 presence · 1924
University of Frankfurt am Main1 presence · 1969
Other places tied to Theodor W. Adorno in the record
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February 1925month
Viennamentioned
“Upon moving to Vienna in February 1925, Adorno immersed himself in the musical culture that had grown up around Schoenberg.”
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January 1929month
June 1934month
Merton College, Oxfordmentioned
“With the help of the Academic Assistance Council, Adorno registered as an advanced student at Merton College, Oxford, in June 1934.”
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November 1941month
Pacific Palisades, Los Angelesmentioned
“In November 1941 Adorno followed Horkheimer to what Thomas Mann called "German California", setting up house in a Pacific Palisades neighborhood of German émigrés that included Bertolt Brecht and Schoenberg.”
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1951 to 1958period
Kranichsteinmentioned
“At the invitation of Wolfgang Steinecke, Adorno took part in the Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music in Kranichstein from 1951 to 1958.”
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1951 to 1958period
Darmstadtmentioned
“At the invitation of Wolfgang Steinecke, Adorno took part in the Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music in Kranichstein from 1951 to 1958.”
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1952year
Santa Monicamentioned
“Adorno returned to Santa Monica to survey his prospects at the Hacker Foundation, as he would have forfeited his American citizenship by the middle of 1952 if he had continued to stay outside the country.”
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1952 to 1955period
Frankfurtmentioned
“Back in Frankfurt, he renewed his academic duties and, from 1952 to 1954, completed three essays: "Notes on Kafka," "Valéry Proust Museum," and an essay on Schoenberg following the composer's death, all of which were included in the 1955…”
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1959 to 1968period
Berlinmentioned
“In 1963, Adorno was elected to the post of chairman of the German Sociological Society, where he presided over two important conferences: in 1964, on "Max Weber and Sociology" and in 1968, on "Late Capitalism or Industrial Society." A de…”
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1967year
Vietnammentioned
“Trends in the media, an educational crisis in the universities, the Shah of Iran's 1967 state visit, German support for the war in Vietnam, and the emergency laws combined to create a highly unstable situation.”
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September 1968month
Viennamentioned
“The building of barricades, he wrote to Marcuse, is "ridiculous against those who administer the bomb." Adorno would refer to the radical students as "stormtroopers (Sturmabteilung) in jeans." In September 1968, Adorno went to Vienna for…”
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1969year
Zermattmentioned
“In the summer of 1969, weary from these activities, Adorno returned once again to Zermatt, Switzerland, at the foot of Matterhorn to restore his strength.”
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Documented at the same place, the same year
Vivian MaierNew York · 1951Henri Cartier-BressonUnited States · 1935Jean DubuffetNew York · 1951Edward HeathOxford · 1935William Randolph HearstBeverly Hills · 1951Jane FondaNew York · 1937Cole PorterNew York · 1937George CarlinNew York · 1937Angelo BadalamentiNew York · 1937Erika MannNew York · 1937Orson WellesNew York · 1935Kurt WeillNew York · 1935
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