the ledger of connections
The Connections of Walter Benjamin
German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940) Every person recorded alongside Walter Benjamin in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Walter Benjamin in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- Emil Benjamin
- Spouses
- Dora Sophie Kellner
- Children
- Stefan Benjamin
- Siblings
- Georg Benjamin, Dora Benjamin
- Influenced by
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Charles Baudelaire, Bertolt Brecht, Georg Lukács, Ernst Bloch, Gershom Scholem
- Influenced
- Hannah Arendt
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1892 to 1940.
Modern era
Stefan Thomas
February 1, 1932 – February 7, 2025
Historical figure
Modern era
Juan Benet
October 7, 1927 – January 5, 1993
Spanish writer (1927–1993)
Modern era
Joseph Poon
b. 1935
Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer
Modern era
Timothy C. May
1940 – September 22, 2011
English sociologist & race car historian (1940-2011)
Modern era
Richard Teng
December 29, 1906 – May 5, 1990
Estonian ship captain resided in Canada (1906-1990)
Modern era
Arthur Hayes
January 3, 1923 – April 1, 1997
1923-1997
Modern era
Erik Voorhees
b. c. 1901
American businessman and entrepreneur
Modern era
Su Zhu
February 16, 1921 – August 20, 2008
2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (1921–2008)
Modern era
Raoul Pal
January 12, 1912 – March 10, 1995
Finnish writer (1912-1995)
Modern era
Brian Brooks
1937 – April 8, 2026
New Zealand legal academic (1937–2026)
Modern era
Peter McCormack
April 22, 1919 – January 28, 1988
American politician
Modern era
Peter Schiff
June 27, 1923 – April 17, 2014
German actor and voice actor (1923–2014)