Born: 24 December 1798 · Died: 26 November 1855 · Age at death: 56
How old was Adam Mickiewicz when he died?
Adam Mickiewicz died aged 56. He was born on 24 December 1798 and died on 26 November 1855.
Poland's national poet, author of the epic Pan Tadeusz and the drama Forefathers' Eve, a leader of European Romanticism
Did you know?He worked as a professor of Slavic literature in Paris and was deeply involved in movements for Polish independence.
Quick facts
Date of birth24 December 1798
Date of death26 November 1855
Age at death56
Cause of deathCholera
NationalityPolish
BirthplaceZavosse, Belarus
Occupationpoet, professor, opinion journalist
Editor's Take:
Adam Mickiewicz is Poland's national poet. He wrote at a time when Poland had been wiped off the map by its neighbours. As a student in Vilnius he joined a secret patriotic society and was exiled to Russia. There he met Pushkin. He spent most of his later life in exile in Paris. His epic Pan Tadeusz is still read in every Polish school. He died in Istanbul in 1855, trying to raise Polish troops to fight Russia.
Key Milestones
1822: Ballads and Romances – poems
1824: Exile to Russia
1832: Forefathers' Eve – part III
1834: Pan Tadeusz – epic
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 1798 – 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as a national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus.
Adam Mickiewicz's birthday is December 24. He was born on December 24, 1798 in Zavosse, Belarus.
How old was Adam Mickiewicz when he died?
Adam Mickiewicz died on November 26, 1855, aged 56.
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