Mortimer J. Adler

Philosopher, Author

1902 – 2001

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Who was Mortimer J. Adler?

Mortimer Jerome Adler was an American philosopher, educator, and popular author. As a philosopher he worked within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. He lived for the longest stretches in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Mateo, California. He worked for Columbia University, the University of Chicago, Encyclopædia Britannica, and Adler's own Institute for Philosophical Research.

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Born
Dec 28, 1902
New York City
Religion
  • Catholicism
  • Christianity
Ethnicity
  • Jewish American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University
  • Columbia College of Columbia University in the City of New York
Died
Jun 28, 2001
Palo Alto

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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