Mumford, Lewis

Lewis Mumford,
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Name	Mumford, Lewis Gender: M
born on	19 October 1895 at 07:00 (= 07:00 AM )
Place	Flushing, USA, 40n46, 73w49
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B Collector: Rodden
Astrology data	25°52' 12°50 Asc. 04°37'

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Biography

American writer and critic whose diverse interests included history, religion, sociology, architecture and the fine arts. His works included "The Story Of Utopia," 1922 "Technics and Civilization," 1934, "The South In Architecture," 1941 "The Condition Of Man," 1944 and the magnum opus of his literary career, "The City In History," 1961. Throughout his life he wrote more than 30 books and for decades, quantities of magazine articles.

A city planner and historian, he decried the dehumanizing effect of modern machines, urban development and impersonal organizations. He attended Columbia and Stanford University but never completed his college degree. He served time in the U.S. Navy 1918-1919, was a lecturer from 1925, and a University Professor from 1942. In his leisure time, he enjoying gardening and sketching.

In 1921, he married; two kids. Mumford died on 27 January 1990, Amenia, NY.

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Events

• Social : Joined group 1918 (U.S. Navy, two years)

• Relationship : Marriage 1921

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1922 (Book released)

• Work : New Career 1942 (Professor)

• Death, Cause unspecified 27 January 1990 (Age 94)
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Source Notes

Aaron Fischer quotes Mumford's "Sketches From Life," Beacon, 1982, NY

Categories

• Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)

• Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two)

• Lifestyle : Social Life : Hobbies, games (Sketching, gardening)

• Lifestyle : Social Life : Sports (Squash)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 94)

• Vocation : Business : Top executive (CEO)

• Vocation : Business/Marketing : Product Marketing (Cable TV and cellular phone)

• Vocation : Education : Public speaker (Lecturer)

• Vocation : Education : Teacher (University Professor)

• Vocation : Military : Military service (U.S. Navy)

• Vocation : Writers : Magazine/ newsletter (Magazine articles)

• Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Over 30 books)

• Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection