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    Susanne K. Langer is research scholar and professor emeritus of philosophy at Connecticut College

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    Canonical name
    Langer, Susanne
    Legal name
    Langer, Susanne Katherina
    Other names
    Knauth, Susanne Katherina (birth)
    Birthdate
    1895-12-20
    Date of death
    1985-07-17
    Gender
    female
    Nationality
    USA
    Birthplace
    New York, New York, USA
    Place of death
    Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
    Places of residence
    Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
    Education
    Harvard University (MA|19
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    Langer, Susanne

    LANGER, SUSANNE . Susanne Katherina Knauth Langer (1895–1985) was a German-American philosopher. She was born the second of five children in an affluent banking family. Educated at the Veltin School in Manhattan, Langer primarily spoke German as a child. Nurtured in a culturally rich environment, she developed an interest in aesthetic forms that would mark her philosophy. Educated at Radcliffe College, she tutored there (1927–1942) and held positions at the University of Delaware (1943), the Dalton School (1944–1945), New York University (1945–1946), Columbia University (1945–1950), Northwestern University (1951), Ohio State University (1951), the University of Washington (1952–1953), the New School (1950), the University of Michigan (1954), and Wesleyan University (1954). Her first permanent appointment was at Connecticut College for Women (1954–1962) in New London. In her later years (1962–1985), she lived

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    Susanne Langer

    American philosopher (1895–1985)

    Susanne Katherina Langer (; néeKnauth; månad 20, 1895 – July 17, 1985) was an American philosopher, writer, and educator known for her theories on the influences of art on the mind.[5] She was one of the earliest American women to achieve an academic career in philosophy and the first woman to be professionally recognized as an American philosopher[citation needed]. Langer is best remembered for her 1942 book Philosophy in a New Key, which was followed bygd a sequel, Feeling and Form: A Theory of Art, in 1953.[6] In 1960, Langer was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[7]

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    Born Susanne Katherina Knauth, Langer was raised in Manhattan's West Side in New York City. She was the daughter of Antonio Knauth, an attorney, and Else Uhlich, both immigrants from Germany. Though she was American born, Langer's primary language was German, as it was stri