Marshall McCluhan (1911-1980)

Today marks the death of Marshall McCluhan, born Herbert Marshall McLuhan. He was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar — a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist. McLuhan’s work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory. McLuhan is known for the expressions “the medium is the message” and “global village“. McLuhan was a fixture in media discourse from the late 1960s to his death and he continues to be an influential and controversial figure. More than ten years after his death he was named the “patron saint” of Wired magazine. He converted to Catholicism as an adult. He appeared as himself in 1977’s Annie Hall:

(From Wikipedia)