Oswald Wiener

Oswald Wiener
Born5 October 1935
Vienna, Austria
Died18 November 2021(2021-11-18) (aged 86)
Styria, Austria
OccupationsWriter, cyberneticist, language theorist, musician, restaurateur
Notable workdie verbesserung von mitteleuropa, roman

Oswald Wiener (5 October 1935 – 18 November 2021) was an Austrian-Canadian writer, cyberneticist, language theorist, musician and restaurateur. He was one of the central figures of the avant‑garde Wiener Gruppe, known for his radical experiments with language, his interest in cybernetics, and his influential reflections on consciousness and artificial intelligence.