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Arnold J. Toynbee — Age & Birthday

Born: 14 April 1889 · Died: 22 October 1975 · Age at death: 86

How old was Arnold J. Toynbee when he died?

Arnold J. Toynbee died aged 86. He was born on 14 April 1889 and died on 22 October 1975.

Influential British historian and philosopher of global civilisations

Did you know?He spent decades writing a massive twelve-volume work titled A Study of History, which examined the rise and fall of major societies.

Arnold Joseph Toynbee (14 April 1889 – 22 October 1975) was an English historian, a philosopher of history, an author of numerous books and a research professor of international history at the London School of Economics and King's College London.

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Age at death: 86
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Years since death: 51

Born: April 14, 1889 · London, United Kingdom
Died: October 22, 1975
Nationality: British
Known for: Scholarship, Philosophy, Politics

Family

Father: Harry Valpy Toynbee
Mother: Sarah Edith Marshall
Spouses: Rosalind Murray, Veronica Boulter Toynbee
Children: Antony Harry Robert Toynbee, Lawrence Toynbee, Philip Toynbee

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