Literature · 1903–1951
Sadegh Hedayat — Age & Birthday
Born: 17 February 1903 · Died: 4 April 1951 · Age at death: 48
How old was Sadegh Hedayat when he died?
Sadegh Hedayat died aged 48. He was born on 17 February 1903 and died on 4 April 1951.
Iranian writer and translator who wrote the novel The Blind Owl
Did you know?He was a leading figure in Persian modernist literature and spent much of his life living and working in Paris.
Sadegh Hedayat (Persian: صادق هدایت, Persian pronunciation:; 17 February 1903 – 9 April 1951) was an Iranian writer, translator, satirist, and poet. Best known for his novel The Blind Owl, he was one of the earliest Iranian writers to adopt literary modernism in their career.
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- Age at death
- 48
- Would be
- 123
- Years since death
- 75
- Born
- February 17, 1903 · Tehran, Iran
- Died
- April 4, 1951
- Cause of death
- Asphyxia
- Nationality
- Iranian
- Known for
- Literature
Family
- Father
- Hedayat Qoli Khan
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