Marshall McLuhan

Summary

Marshall McLuhan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Edmonton^[2]. He was born on July 21, 1911^[3]. He passed away in Toronto^[4]. He died on December 31, 1980^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6], writer^[7], university teacher^[8], sociologist^[9], and literary critic^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,607 views/month, #6,314 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Marshall McLuhan's place of birth was Edmonton^[2].
• Marshall McLuhan passed away in Toronto^[4].
• Marshall McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911^[3].
• Marshall McLuhan died on December 31, 1980^[5].
• Marshall McLuhan is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery^[12].
• Among Marshall McLuhan's spouses was Corinne Lewis^[13].
• A child of Marshall McLuhan was Eric McLuhan^[14].
• Marshall McLuhan held citizenship in Canada^[15].
• Marshall McLuhan worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Marshall McLuhan worked as a writer^[7].
• Marshall McLuhan's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Marshall McLuhan worked as a sociologist^[9].
• Marshall McLuhan worked as a literary critic^[10].
• Marshall McLuhan's professions included rhetorician^[16].
• Marshall McLuhan's field of work was art history^[17].
• Marshall McLuhan's field of work was literary studies^[18].
• Marshall McLuhan's field of work was culturology^[19].
• Marshall McLuhan's field of work was semantics^[20].
• Marshall McLuhan's field of work was philosophy^[21].
• Marshall McLuhan's field of work was religious studies^[22].
• Marshall McLuhan was employed by University of Toronto^[23].
• Marshall McLuhan was employed by Fordham University^[24].
• Marshall McLuhan was employed by Saint Louis University^[25].
• Marshall McLuhan's education included a stint at Trinity Hall^[26].
• Marshall McLuhan was educated at University of Manitoba^[27].

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Origins and Family

Marshall McLuhan's place of birth was Edmonton^[2]. He was born on July 21, 1911^[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity Hall^[26], a university building^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1350^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; University of Manitoba^[27], a university in Manitoba^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1877^[34], headquartered in Winnipeg^[35]; and Kelvin High School^[36], a high school^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1912^[39]. Marshall McLuhan earned the academic degree of doctorate^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], writer^[7], university teacher^[8], sociologist^[9], literary critic^[10], and rhetorician^[16]. Fields of work include art history^[17], an academic discipline^[41]; literary studies^[18], an academic discipline^[42]; culturology^[19], a branch of science^[43]; semantics^[20], an academic major^[44]; philosophy^[21], an academic discipline^[45]; and religious studies^[22], an academic major^[46]. Employers include University of Toronto^[23], a public research university^[47], in Canada^[48], founded in 1827^[49], headquartered in Toronto^[50]; Fordham University^[24], a private university^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1841^[53], headquartered in New York City^[54]; and Saint Louis University^[25], a university^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1818^[57]. A notable student of Marshall McLuhan was Walter J. Ong^[58]. He supervised Walter J. Ong as a doctoral student^[59].

Recognition

Awards received include Molson Prize^[60], an award^[61], in Canada^[62], founded in 1962^[63]; Companion of the Order of Canada^[64]; Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction^[65]; and Person of National Historic Significance^[66].

Personal Life

Among Marshall McLuhan's spouses was Corinne Lewis^[13]. A child of him was Eric McLuhan^[14]. His religion is recorded as Catholicism^[67].

Death and Burial

Marshall McLuhan died on December 31, 1980^[5]. He passed away in Toronto^[4]. Burial took place at Holy Cross Cemetery^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Marshall McLuhan include Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto^[68] and Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute^[69].

Why It Matters

Marshall McLuhan ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,607 views/month, #6,314 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] He is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

He has been cited as an influence by Alan Watts^[72], a philosopher^[73], 1915–1973^[74], of United Kingdom^[75], specialised in philosophy^[76]; Jean Baudrillard^[77], a philosopher^[78], 1929–2007^[79], of France^[80], specialised in philosophy^[81]; Jacques Ellul^[82], a theologian^[83], 1912–1994^[84], of France^[85], awarded the Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon^[86]; and Norbert Bolz^[87], a philosopher^[88], b. 1953^[89], of Germany^[90], awarded the Tractatus Award^[91], specialised in philosophy^[92].

Works attributed to him include Understanding Media^[93], a written work^[94]; The Gutenberg Galaxy^[95], a written work^[96]; The Mechanical Bride^[97], a literary work^[98]; and The Gutenberg galaxy: The making of typographic man^[99], a document^[100]. Entities named for him include Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto^[68] and Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute^[69].

His notable doctoral advisees include Walter J. Ong^[101].

FAQs

Where was Marshall McLuhan born?

Marshall McLuhan was born in Edmonton^[2].

Where did Marshall McLuhan die?

Marshall McLuhan died in Toronto^[4].

Who was Marshall McLuhan married to?

Marshall McLuhan's spouses include Corinne Lewis^[13].

What did Marshall McLuhan do for work?

Marshall McLuhan worked as philosopher^[6], writer^[7], university teacher^[8], sociologist^[9], and literary critic^[10].

Where did Marshall McLuhan go to school?

Marshall McLuhan was educated at Trinity Hall^[26], University of Manitoba^[27], and Kelvin High School^[36].

What awards did Marshall McLuhan receive?

Honors received include Molson Prize^[60], Companion of the Order of Canada^[64], Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction^[65], and Person of National Historic Significance^[66].

Who did Marshall McLuhan influence?

Marshall McLuhan has been cited as an influence by Alan Watts^[72], Jean Baudrillard^[77], Jacques Ellul^[82], and Norbert Bolz^[87].