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A. The Frankfurt School, officially known as the Institute for Social Research, was founded in 1923.
B. Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer Herbert Marcuse, Erich Fromm, and Walter Benjamin were some prominent members of the Frankfurt School.
C. The Frankfurt School is well-known for developing the concept of Critical Theory which was oriented towards critiquing and changing society as a whole by examining the structures and dynamics of capitalism, arguing that it leads to social inequalities and alienation.
D. There is no significant historical connection between the Frankfurt School and the Moscow Linguistic Circle. The Frankfurt School was more focused on Marxism, social theory, and philosophy, whereas the Moscow Linguistic Circle was centered around linguistics and semiotics.
E. Many members of the Frankfurt School, including Adorno and Horkheimer, went into exile to escape the Nazi regime primarily because of their political views, Jewish heritage, and intellectual contributions, which were fundamentally opposed to Nazi ideology.