Marshall McLuhan Life History

Born

Jul 21, 1911

McLuhan was born on July 21, 1911, in Edmonton, Alberta, and was named "Marshall" from his maternal grandmother's surname.

U of M Undergraduate Student

1928

After studying for one year as an engineering student, he changed majors and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1933), winning a University Gold Medal in Arts and Sciences.[2

Cambridge Graduate

1936

He received the required bachelor's degree from Cambridge in 1936

Marriage

Aug 4, 1939

McLuhan met Corinne Lewis in St. Louis and get married

Understanding Media

1967

McLuhan proposed" Medium is the Message"

Death

Dec 31, 1980

He had a stroke in 1979 which become cause of his death