When is Joseph Conrad's birthday?

Joseph Conrad's birthday is December 3. He was born on December 3, 1857 in Terekhove, Ukraine.

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Famous people who share Joseph Conrad's December 3 birthday include Julianne Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Jean-Luc Godard, Amanda Seyfried and Brendan Fraser.

Literature · Film · 1857–1924

Joseph Conrad — Age & Birthday

Born: 3 December 1857 · Died: 3 August 1924 · Age at death: 66

How old was Joseph Conrad when he died?

Joseph Conrad died aged 66. He was born on 3 December 1857 and died on 3 August 1924.

Polish-born British novelist and former sailor who wrote Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim and Nostromo in his third language

Did you know?Despite becoming one of the greatest English writers, he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties.

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Date of birth3 December 1857
Date of death3 August 1924
Age at death66
Cause of deathMyocardial infarction
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceTerekhove, Ukraine
Occupationwriter, novelist, essayist

Editor's Take:

Joseph Conrad wrote some of the greatest novels in English, his third language. Born to Polish parents under Russian rule, he was orphaned as a boy. He went to sea at 16 and served in the French and British merchant navies for nearly 20 years. A voyage up the Congo River in 1890 left him shaken and ill. It inspired Heart of Darkness, a searing look at colonial greed. Lord Jim, Nostromo and The Secret Agent followed. His work shaped modern fiction.

Key Milestones

1886: British – citizenship
1890: Congo – river journey
1899: Heart of Darkness – novella
1900: Lord Jim – novel

Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Polish:; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer.

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“The horror! The horror!”

— Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, 1899

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Joseph Conrad: The Author of Heart of Darkness

Polish-British novelist, 1857–1924

Joseph Conrad was born in Berdychiv, in today's Ukraine, on 3 December 1857.

He served in the British merchant navy.

He sailed up the Congo River in 1890.

Heart of Darkness appeared in 1899.

Career highlights

1886British: citizenship
1890Congo: river journey
1899Heart of Darkness: novella
1900Lord Jim: novel
1904Nostromo: novel

Did you know?He learned English in his twenties.

Age at death: 66
Years since death: 102

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Father: Apollo Korzeniowski
Mother: Ewa Korzeniewska
Spouse: Jessie George

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When is Joseph Conrad's birthday?: Joseph Conrad's birthday is December 3. He was born on December 3, 1857 in Terekhove, Ukraine.
How old was Joseph Conrad when he died?: Joseph Conrad died on August 3, 1924, aged 66.
Who shares a birthday with Joseph Conrad?: Famous people who share Joseph Conrad's December 3 birthday include Julianne Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Jean-Luc Godard, Amanda Seyfried and Brendan Fraser.

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