Lewis Mumford
American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology and literary critic (1895-1990)
Biography
Lewis Mumford was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. He made significant contributions to social philosophy, American literary and cultural history, and the history of technology.
Occupation
Lewis Mumford is recorded as a architectural theoretician, a social scientist, a historian of technology, a literary critic, a philosopher, a sociologist, a journalist, a art historian, a historian, a urban planner, a architect, a writer and a screenwriter, born in New York (1895–1990).
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