2000 Death John W. Tukey, professor/computer theorist, The Practice of Data Analysis, dies at 85 1997 Death Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator, influential theorist of critical pedagogy, educator, author, studied philosophy, phe, nomenology, psychology of language, embraced a non-orthodox form of liberation theology, wrote 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed', dies from heart failure 1996 Death David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist, dies at 60 1995 Death Fischer S Black, Jr., financial Theorist, dies at 57 1994 Death Guy Debord, born in Paris, France, filmmaker, hypergraphist, theorist, founding member of Lettrist International, Situationist International, dies at 63 1994 Death William John Readings, literary theorist, dies at 34 1993 Death Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey 1993 Death Desmond Nuttall, English theorist, dies at 49 1967 Death Roger Babson, entrepreneur, business theorist, attended MIT, predicted Wall Street Crash of 1929, published Babson's Reports, oldest investment newsletter in U.S., dies at age 91, in Lake Wales, Florida 1966 Death Cornelis "Kees" Boeke, theorist, dies at 81 1961 Death Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (opening theorist), dies at 78 1960 Death Salomon "Sam" de Wolff, zionist/socialist theorist, dies at 82 1960 Death Anton Pancake, astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87 1960 Death Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, dies at 87 1960 Birthday William John Readings, literary theorist 1939 Death Frank Van de Goes, writer/marxist theorist, dies 1938 Birthday Fischer S Black, Jr., financial theorist 1937 Death Max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64 1937 Death Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at 46 1936 Birthday David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist 1931 Birthday Guy Debord, born in Paris, France, filmmaker, hypergraphist, theorist, founding member of Lettrist International, Situationist International 1930 Death Friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81 1929 Death Max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52 1929 Birthday Jean Baudrillard, born in France, cultural theorist, philosopher, photographer, known for his concept of hyper-reality 1928 Death Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65 1927 Death Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 1923 Death Josephine B Willson Bruce, U.S. black theorist, dies at 69 1921 Birthday Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1921 Birthday Paulo Freire, born in Recife, Brazil, Brazilian educator, influential theorist of critical pedagogy, educator, author, studied philosophy, phenomenology, psychology of language, embraced a non-orthodox form of liberation theology, wrote 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed' 1918 Death Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist, dies 1916 Birthday Claude Shannon, information theorist 1904 Birthday Rudolf Arnheim, born in Berlin, German-born author, art and film theorist, philosopher, psychologist 1901 Death Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, German composer/music theorist, dies at 62 1899 Birthday Lev V Kuleshov, Russian director/theorist, Po Zakonu 1897 Birthday Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University 1896 Birthday Andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist 1893 Birthday Vsevolod Pudovkin, Soviet film director/theorist, Mother, Deserter 1891 Birthday Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist 1886 Birthday Aaron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player, openings theorist 1878 Birthday Salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist/socialist theorist 1877 Birthday Godfrey H Hardy, England, number theorist 1875 Birthday Roger Babson, born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, entrepreneur, business theorist, attended MIT, predicted Wall Street Crash of 1929, published Babson's Reports, oldest investment newsletter in U.S. 1875 Birthday Philipp A. Kohnstamm, philosopher/theorist, Mensch and World 1873 Birthday Max Adler, Austria sociologist/socialist theorist 1873 Birthday Anton Pannekoek, Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist, Communist Tactics 1862 Birthday Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist 1860 Death Heinrich Florida Rellstab, German music theorist, dies 1859 Birthday John Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer, Learn by doing 1859 Birthday Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist 1856 Birthday Georgi V Plechanov, Russian revolutionary theorist 1855 Birthday Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist 1853 Birthday Josephine B Willson Bruce, U.S. theorist, NACW 1844 Death John Dalton, English physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77 1824 Birthday Constantine D. Uschinsky, Russian theorist 1805 Birthday Peter G L Dirichlet, Germany, number theorist/analysist 1799 Birthday Heinrich F L Rellstab, German music theorist 1795 Birthday Adolf B. Marx, German music theorist 1741 Death Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer/music theorist, dies at about 80 1697 Birthday Francesco A. Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist 1662 Death Johann Cruger, German organist/composer/music theorist, dies at 63 1651 Birthday Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint 1598 Birthday Johann Cruger, German organist, composer and music theorist 1050 Death Guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies
