Born: 28 November 1881 · Died: 22 February 1942 · Age at death: 60
How old was Stefan Zweig when he died?
Stefan Zweig died aged 60. He was born on 28 November 1881 and died on 22 February 1942.
Austrian writer of Chess Story, Letter from an Unknown Woman and the memoir The World of Yesterday, among the most translated authors of his day
Did you know?At the height of his fame, he was widely considered the most translated and most read author in the entire world.
Quick facts
Date of birth28 November 1881
Date of death22 February 1942
Age at death60
Cause of deathBarbiturate overdose
NationalityAustrian
BirthplaceVienna, Austria
Occupationwriter, translator, journalist
Editor's Take:
Stefan Zweig was one of the most widely read writers in the world between the wars. His novellas explore passion, obsession and hidden emotions. His biographies of figures such as Marie Antoinette and Erasmus were huge bestsellers. He believed deeply in a peaceful, shared European culture. The Nazis banned and burned his books because he was Jewish. He fled Austria, first to England and later to Brazil. His memoir The World of Yesterday mourns the Europe he had lost. He and his wife took their own lives in 1942.
Key Milestones
1922: Letter from an Unknown Woman – novella
1927: Decisive Moments – history
1934: Exile – moves to England
1941: Brazil – settles
Stefan Zweig ( ZWYGHE, SWYGHE; German: or Austrian German:; 28 November 1881 – 22 February 1942) was an Austrian writer. At the height of his literary career in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and popular writers in the world.
Stefan Zweig's birthday is November 28. He was born on November 28, 1881 in Vienna, Austria.
How old was Stefan Zweig when he died?
Stefan Zweig died on February 22, 1942, aged 60.
Who shares a birthday with Stefan Zweig?
Famous people who share Stefan Zweig's November 28 birthday include Friedrich Engels, William Blake, Alexander Blok, Claude Lévi-Strauss and Hasan Nasrallah.
