Literature · Art · Scholarship · 1862–1937
Edith Wharton — Age & Birthday
Born: 24 January 1862 · Died: 11 August 1937 · Age at death: 75
How old was Edith Wharton when she died?
Edith Wharton died aged 75. She was born on 24 January 1862 and died on 11 August 1937.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of The Age of Innocence
Did you know?She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was also a highly regarded landscape architect and interior designer.
Edith Newbold Wharton (née Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of upper-class New York society to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Age at death
- 75
- Years since death
- 89
- Born
- January 24, 1862 · New York City, United States
- Died
- August 11, 1937
- Cause of death
- Stroke
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Literature, Art, Scholarship
Family
- Father
- George Frederic Jones
- Mother
- Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander
- Spouse
- Edward Robbins Wharton
Explore
- Born on January 24Born on January 24 too? You share your birthday with Edith Wharton, Frederick II of Prussia, Luis Suárez and 27 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on August 11Edith Wharton is remembered every August 11, along with 13 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Edith Wharton was bornA newspaper front page for 24 January 1862, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Birth anniversaryEdith Wharton's 165th birthday is in 89 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!165th
- Death anniversaryThe 90th anniversary of Edith Wharton's death is in 288 days. A moment to remember their legacy.90th
- Aquarius zodiac signAquarius people are known for being inventive, independent and humanitarian. Are you a Aquarius like Edith Wharton? Meet others who share your star sign.Zodiac
Born on the same day6
January 24 →
1712–1786Frederick II of Prussia
b. 1987Luis Suárez
AD 76–AD 138Hadrian
Moon Jae-in
b. 1981Alicia Keys
b. 1940Joachim Gauck
Missing someone? Suggest them
Also Aquarius4
All →
1809–1865Abraham Lincoln
1911–2004Ronald Reagan
1809–1882Charles Darwin
1756–1791Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Birthday gift ideas
A newspaper from their birth date
The front page from the day they were born, a classic keepsake.
Shop on AmazonAquarius zodiac gifts
Jewellery, prints and candles for the Aquarius in your life.
Shop on EtsyStar map of January 24
A custom print of the night sky on their birthday.
Shop on EtsyMilestone birthday gifts
Ideas for 18th, 30th, 40th, 50th and beyond.
Shop on AmazonWe may earn a small commission from purchases, at no extra cost to you.