Born: 20 October 1854 · Died: 10 November 1891 · Age at death: 37
How old was Arthur Rimbaud when he died?
Arthur Rimbaud died aged 37. He was born on 20 October 1854 and died on 10 November 1891.
French poet who wrote A Season in Hell and Illuminations before he was 21, then gave up poetry to trade in Africa
Did you know?He completely abandoned writing poetry at the age of twenty to become a merchant and explorer in Ethiopia.
Quick facts
Date of birth20 October 1854
Date of death10 November 1891
Age at death37
Cause of deathOsteosarcoma, bone cancer
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceCharleville, France
Occupationpoet, arms trader, world traveler
Editor's Take:
Rimbaud packed an entire literary revolution into a few teenage years. By his early twenties he had written poems so daring in imagery and form that they helped launch symbolism and later inspired the surrealists. His turbulent relationship with Paul Verlaine became one of literature's most notorious love affairs. Then, astonishingly, he gave up poetry completely and spent his last years as a trader in East Africa. That mix of genius and abandonment makes him endlessly fascinating.
Key Milestones
1871: The Drunken Boat – poem
1872: London with Verlaine
1873: A Season in Hell – prose poem
1880: Harar – works as a trader
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (UK:, US:; French:; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism.
Arthur Rimbaud's birthday is October 20. He was born on October 20, 1854 in Charleville, France.
How old was Arthur Rimbaud when he died?
Arthur Rimbaud died on November 10, 1891, aged 37.
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