Literature · Science · Military · 1894–1961
Louis-Ferdinand Céline — Age & Birthday
Born: 27 May 1894 · Died: 1 July 1961 · Age at death: 67
How old was Louis-Ferdinand Céline when he died?
Louis-Ferdinand Céline died aged 67. He was born on 27 May 1894 and died on 1 July 1961.
French novelist known for Journey to the End of the Night
Did you know?Before finding success as a writer, he worked as a doctor treating the poor in a suburb of Paris.
Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline ( say-LEEN; French: ), was a French novelist, polemicist, and physician.
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- Age at death
- 67
- Would be
- 132
- Years since death
- 65
- Born
- May 27, 1894 · Courbevoie, France
- Died
- July 1, 1961
- Cause of death
- Intracranial aneurysm
- Nationality
- French
- Known for
- Literature, Science, Military
Family
- Father
- Fernand Destouches
- Spouses
- Edith Follet, Elizabeth Craig, Lucette Destouches
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