Marshall McLuhan

Born

July 21, 1911

Died

December 31, 1980 (aged 69)

Known as

philosopher, writer, university teacher, sociologist, literary critic, rhetorician

Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Raised in Winnipeg, McLuhan studied at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge. He began his teaching career as a professor of English at several universities in the United States and Canada before moving to the University of Toronto in 1946, where he remained for the rest of his life. He is known as "the father of media studies".

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