Richard Wolin (born 1952) is an American intellectual historian who writes on 20th Century European philosophy, particularly German philosopher Martin Heidegger and the group of thinkers known collectively as the Frankfurt School.

Wolin graduated B.A.

and Ph.D. at York University, Toronto.

He then worked at Reed College and Rice University.

[1] Since 2000, he has been Distinguished Professor of History and Political Science at the CUNY Graduate Center.