Theodor W. Adorno — German Sociologist born on September 11, 1903, died on August 06, 1969

Theodor W. Adorno was a German philosopher, sociologist, and composer known for his critical theory of society... (wikipedia)

Death is imposed only on creatures, not their creations, and has therefore always appeared in art in a broken form: as allegory.
The element of truth in the concept of genius is to be sought in the object, in what is open, not confined by repetition.