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Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories.

Walter Benjamin

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Walter Benjamin
Age: 48 †
Born: 1892
Born: July 15
Died: 1940
Died: September 26
Art Critic
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Literary Critic
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Berlin
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Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin
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