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Samuel Butler — Age & Birthday

Born: 4 December 1835 · Died: 18 June 1902 · Age at death: 66

How old was Samuel Butler when he died?

Samuel Butler died aged 66. He was born on 4 December 1835 and died on 18 June 1902.

Victorian author known for the satirical novel Erewhon

Did you know?He spent several years sheep farming in New Zealand before returning to England to write.

Samuel Butler (4 December 1835 – 18 June 1902) was an English novelist and critic, best known for the satirical utopian novel Erewhon (1872) and the semi-autobiographical novel The Way of All Flesh (published posthumously in 1903 with substantial revisions and published in its original form in 1964 as Ernest Pontifex…

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Age at death: 66
Years since death: 124

Born: December 4, 1835 · Langar, United Kingdom
Died: June 18, 1902
Nationality: British
Known for: Literature, Art, Music

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Father: Thomas Butler
Mother: Fanny Worsley

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