Literature · 1891–1938
Osip Mandelstam — Age & Birthday
Born: 2 January 1891 · Died: 27 December 1938 · Age at death: 47
How old was Osip Mandelstam when he died?
Osip Mandelstam died aged 47. He was born on 2 January 1891 and died on 27 December 1938.
Influential Russian poet and critic of the Soviet regime
Did you know?He was arrested and exiled after writing a poem that compared Joseph Stalin's fingers to fat worms and his moustache to cockroaches.
Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam (Russian: Осип Эмильевич Мандельштам, IPA:; 14 January 1891 – 27 December 1938) was a Russian and Soviet poet. He was one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school.
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- Age at death
- 47
- Would be
- 135
- Years since death
- 87
- Born
- January 2, 1891 · Warsaw, Poland
- Died
- December 27, 1938
- Cause of death
- Typhus
- Nationality
- Soviet
- Known for
- Literature
Family
- Spouse
- Nadezhda Mandelstam
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