Literature · Scholarship · Activism · 1802–1876
Harriet Martineau — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 12 June 1802 · Died: 27 June 1876 · Age at death: 74
How old was Harriet Martineau when she died?
Harriet Martineau died aged 74. She was born on 12 June 1802 and died on 27 June 1876.
Pioneering Victorian sociologist and prolific social theorist
Did you know?She suffered from severe hearing loss and used an ear trumpet for much of her life while conducting her research and interviews.
Harriet Martineau (12 June 1802 – 27 June 1876) was an English social theorist. She wrote from a sociological, holistic, religious and feminine angle, translated works by Auguste Comte, and, rare for a woman writer at the time, earned enough to support herself.
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- Age at death
- 74
- Years since death
- 150
- Born
- June 12, 1802 · Norwich, United Kingdom
- Died
- June 27, 1876
- Nationality
- British
- Known for
- Literature, Scholarship, Activism
Family
- Father
- Thomas Martineau
- Mother
- Elizabeth Rankin
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