Lewis Mumford
1895 - 1990
General Information
Bio
(1895-1990) Philosopher, writer, architectural critic. Born in Flushing, Long Island, New York, Lewis Mumford attended Stuyvesant High School, the New School, and City College of New York, and lived in Manhattan, New York. He was published in “Forum” magazine at 18. By 1919 he was reviewing for “The Dial,” and he later became Associate Editor.
Full Name
Lewis Mumford
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
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RESIDENCE
Lewis Mumford lived in Manhattan, New York.
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OTHER
Mr. Mumford attended Stuyvesant High School, the New School, and City College of New York in Manhattan, New York.
1895
BIRTH
Lewis Mumford was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, in 1895.
1922
LITWORK
The Story of Utopias
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1924
LITWORK
Sticks and Stones: A Study of American Architecture and Civilization
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1931
LITWORK
The Brown Decades: A Study of the Arts in America, 1865-1895
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1934
LITWORK
Renewal of Life
Between 1934 and 1951 Mumford worked on his massive "Renewal of Life" series of books.
Between 1934 and 1951 Mumford worked on his massive "Renewal of Life" series of books.
1934
LITWORK
Technics And Civilization
Nonfiction. The first of the four-volume "Renewal of Life" series.
Nonfiction. The first of the four-volume "Renewal of Life" series.
1938
LITWORK
The Culture of Cities
Nonfiction. The second of the four-volume "Renewal of Life" series.
Nonfiction. The second of the four-volume "Renewal of Life" series.
1944
LITWORK
The Condition of Man
Nonfiction. The third of the four-volume "Renewal of Life" series.
Nonfiction. The third of the four-volume "Renewal of Life" series.
1951
LITWORK
The Conduct Of Life
Nonfiction. The fourth of the four-volume "Renewal of Life" series.
Nonfiction. The fourth of the four-volume "Renewal of Life" series.
1961
LITWORK
The City in History: Its Origin, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
Nonfiction. Winner of National Book Award.
Nonfiction. Winner of National Book Award.
1967
LITWORK
The Myth of the Machine
Nonfiction, three volumes.
Nonfiction, three volumes.
1971
LITWORK
The Pentagon of Power
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1990
DEATH
Lewis Mumford lived in Amenia, New York, and died there in 1990.
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