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Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist1903 to 1969

Wikidata names Hans Cornelius as doctoral advisor, lists 1 doctoral student, names Alban Berg and Bernhard Sekles as teachers, and lists 5 people they taught. Linked to Wikidata, Google Scholar, and 6 other registers.

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Theodor W. Adorno, pictured

Two steps up and one down. Dashed lines come from thesis records, solid lines from Wikidata. The full sheet opens at four up and two down.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

Students on Wikidata1

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

Teachers and mentors2

Wikidata's "student of" and "student" statements: a line of training beside the lineage, never a thesis supervision and never counted with one.

  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Alban Berg

  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Bernhard Sekles

Taught5

Wikidata's "student of" and "student" statements: a line of training beside the lineage, never a thesis supervision and never counted with one.

  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Lisel Paxmann

    born 1907
  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Jürgen Habermas

    born 1929
  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Klaus Dethloff

    born 1938
  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Manfred Clemenz

    born 1938
  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Wilfried Fiebig

    born 1940

The line above and below1 step

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 3 people: 3 stated by Wikidata.

Education and career3

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.