# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mortimer-j-adler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:28:34.633Z

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name: "Mortimer J. Adler"
slug: "mortimer-j-adler"
description: "Mortimer Jerome Adler was an American philosopher, educator, encyclopedist, author, and lay theologian. His philosophical work was situated within the Aristotelian and Thomistic traditions. Adler taught at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, served as chairman of the board of editors of Encyclopædia Britannica, and founded the Institute for Philosophical Research."
tagline: "American philosopher, author and educator (1902–2001)"
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birthDate: "1902-12-28"
deathDate: "2001-06-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump