Friedrich Kittler | |
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| Born | June 12, 1943 |
| Died | October 18, 2011 |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | Susanne Holl |
| Parent | Gustav Adolf Kittler |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Freiburg |
| Thesis | Der Traum und die Rede. Eine Analyse der Kommunikationssituation Conrad Ferdinand Meyers. (1977) |
| Influences | Jacques Lacan, Michel Foucault, Claude Shannon, Alan Turing, Norbert Wiener, Pink Floyd, Thomas Pynchon, Marshall McLuhan, Martin Heidegger |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | literary studies, media theory |
| Influenced | Bernhard Siegert, Bernhard Dotzler, Cornelia Vismann, Markus Krajewski |
Friedrich Adolf Kittler (June 12, 1943 – October 18, 2011) was a literary scholar and a media theorist. His works relate to media, technology, and the military.