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Siegfried Kracauer

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Siegfried Kracauer (1889-1966) was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, fled from Nazi Germany, and died in New York.

Most well known for the work "From Caligari to Hitler: A Psychological History of the German Film," which traces the birth of National Socialism from the cinema of the Wiemar Republic as well as helping lay the foundation of modern film criticism.

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