Susanne Katherina Langer
American philosopher and writer
Susanne Katherina Langer was an American philosopher, writer, and educator known for her theories on the influences of art on the mind. She was one of the earliest American women to achieve an academic career in philosophy and the first woman to... Wikipedia
Born: December 20, 1895, New York, NY
Died: July 17, 1985 (age 89 years), Old Lyme, CT
Education: University of Vienna (1921–1922) and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (1920)
Influenced by: Ernst Cassirer, Immanuel Kant, Alfred North Whitehead, and more
Spouse: William L. Langer (m. 1921–1942)
Main interests: Philosophy of mind, aesthetics
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