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1911 – 1980Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980)Died 31 December 1980, aged 69Canadian philosopher and media theorist famous for coining the phrase "the medium is the message" and predicting the rise of a global electronic "village." His work anticipated the internet age and profoundly influenced media and communication studies. He taught for decades at the University of Toronto.