Walter Kaufmann may refer to:
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Walter Kaufmann (physicist)
Walter Kaufmann (June 5, 1871 – January 1, 1947) was a German physicist. He is best known for the first experimental proof of the velocity dependence of mass, which was an important contribution to the development of modern physics, including sp ...
(1871–1947), German physicist
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Walter Kaufmann (composer)
Walter Kaufmann (1 April 1907 – 9 September 1984) was a composer, conductor, ethnomusicologist, librettist and educator. Born in Karlsbad, Bohemia (at that time part of Austria-Hungary), he trained in Prague and Berlin before fleeing the Nazi ...
(1907–1984), composer, conductor, musicologist, and educator
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Walter Kaufmann (philosopher)
Walter Arnold Kaufmann (July 1, 1921 – September 4, 1980) was a German-American philosopher, translator, and poet. A prolific author, he wrote extensively on a broad range of subjects, such as authenticity and death, moral philosophy and exist ...
(1921–1980), German-American philosopher, translator, and poet
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Walter Kaufmann (author)
Walter Kaufmann (19 January 1924 – 15 April 2021) was a German-Australian writer.
Kaufmann was born Jizchak Schmeidler in Berlin, the son of a Polish Jewish woman, Rachela Schmeidler. He was adopted by the wealthy German Jewish couple Dr. Sal ...
(1924–2021), German writer
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