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 (22,572 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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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1911-07-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1980-12-31^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 80695097-7977-4ef7-8c8e-e23e00151328^[32]

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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^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1350^[35], headquartered in Cambridge^[36]; University of Manitoba^[27], a university in Manitoba^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1877^[39], headquartered in Winnipeg^[40]; and Kelvin High School^[41], a high school^[42], in Canada^[43], founded in 1912^[44]. Marshall McLuhan earned the academic degree of doctorate^[45].

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^[46]; literary studies^[18], an academic discipline^[47]; culturology^[19], a branch of science^[48]; semantics^[20], an academic major^[49]; philosophy^[21], an academic discipline^[50]; and religious studies^[22], an academic major^[51]. Employers include University of Toronto^[23], a public research university^[52], in Canada^[53], founded in 1827^[54], headquartered in Toronto^[55]; Fordham University^[24], a private university^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1841^[58], headquartered in New York City^[59]; and Saint Louis University^[25], a university^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1818^[62]. A notable student of Marshall McLuhan was Walter J. Ong^[63]. He supervised Walter J. Ong as a doctoral student^[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Molson Prize^[65], an award^[66], in Canada^[67], founded in 1962^[68]; Companion of the Order of Canada^[69]; Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction^[70]; and Person of National Historic Significance^[71].

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^[72].

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^[73] and Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute^[74].

Why It Matters

Marshall McLuhan ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,572 views/month, #6,314 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] He is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

He has been cited as an influence by Alan Watts^[77], a philosopher^[78], 1915–1973^[79], of United Kingdom^[80], specialised in philosophy^[81]; Jean Baudrillard^[82], a philosopher^[83], 1929–2007^[84], of France^[85], specialised in philosophy^[86]; Jacques Ellul^[87], a theologian^[88], 1912–1994^[89], of France^[90], awarded the Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon^[91]; and Norbert Bolz^[92], a philosopher^[93], b. 1953^[94], of Germany^[95], awarded the Tractatus Award^[96], specialised in philosophy^[97].

Works attributed to him include Understanding Media^[98], a written work^[99]; The Gutenberg Galaxy^[100], a written work^[101]; The Mechanical Bride^[102], a literary work^[103]; and The Gutenberg galaxy: The making of typographic man^[104], a document^[105]. Entities named for him include Centre for Culture and Technology, University of Toronto^[73] and Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute^[74].

His notable doctoral advisees include Walter J. Ong^[106].

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^[41].

What awards did Marshall McLuhan receive?

Honors received include Molson Prize^[65], Companion of the Order of Canada^[69], Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction^[70], and Person of National Historic Significance^[71].

Who did Marshall McLuhan influence?

Marshall McLuhan has been cited as an influence by Alan Watts^[77], Jean Baudrillard^[82], Jacques Ellul^[87], and Norbert Bolz^[92].