Literature · Media · Film · 1894–1940
Isaak Babel — Age & Birthday
Born: 30 June 1894 · Died: 27 January 1940 · Age at death: 45
How old was Isaak Babel when he died?
Isaak Babel died aged 45. He was born on 30 June 1894 and died on 27 January 1940.
Russian author of Red Cavalry and the Odessa Stories
Did you know?He worked as a war correspondent during the Polish-Soviet War, which provided the inspiration for many of his most famous works.
Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel (13 July 1894 – 27 January 1940) was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator. He is best known as the author of Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories, and has been acclaimed as "the greatest prose writer of Russian Jewry".
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- Age at death
- 45
- Would be
- 132
- Years since death
- 86
- Born
- June 30, 1894 · Odesa, Ukraine
- Died
- January 27, 1940
- Cause of death
- Gunshot wound
- Nationality
- Russian
- Known for
- Literature, Media, Film
Family
- Spouse
- Antonina Pirožkova
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