Born: 30 July 1818 · Died: 19 December 1848 · Age at death: 30
How old was Emily Brontë when she died?
Emily Brontë died aged 30. She was born on 30 July 1818 and died on 19 December 1848.
English poet and novelist whose only novel, Wuthering Heights, with Heathcliff and Cathy on the Yorkshire moors, became a classic
Did you know?She originally published her writing under the pseudonym Ellis Bell to ensure her work was judged without gender bias.
Quick facts
Date of birth30 July 1818
Date of death19 December 1848
Age at death30
Cause of deathTuberculosis
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceThe Brontë Birthplace, United Kingdom
Occupationpoet, novelist, writer
Editor's Take:
Emily Brontë wrote one novel, and it is one of the greatest. She grew up with her sisters Charlotte and Anne in Haworth, on the Yorkshire moors. She loved the wild moorland and her dogs. Wuthering Heights tells of the doomed love of Cathy and Heathcliff. It is wild, dark and passionate. Early critics were shocked by it. She died of tuberculosis at 30.
Key Milestones
1820: Haworth – family moves
1838: Law Hill – teaching
1846: Poems with her sisters
1847: Wuthering Heights – novel
Emily Jane Brontë (commonly; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.
Emily Brontë's birthday is July 30. She was born on July 30, 1818 in The Brontë Birthplace, United Kingdom.
How old was Emily Brontë when she died?
Emily Brontë died on December 19, 1848, aged 30.
Who shares a birthday with Emily Brontë?
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