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You could tell a lot about a man by the books he keeps - his tastes, his interest, his habits.
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
Germany
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin
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