Born: 21 February 1907 · Died: 29 September 1973 · Age at death: 66
How old was W. H. Auden when he died?
W. H. Auden died aged 66. He was born on 21 February 1907 and died on 29 September 1973.
Influential British-born poet and one of the twentieth century's greatest writers
Did you know?He married the daughter of author Thomas Mann solely to help her obtain a British passport and flee Nazi Germany.
Quick facts
Date of birth21 February 1907
Date of death29 September 1973
Age at death66
NationalityBritish-American
BirthplaceYork, United Kingdom
Occupationpoet, screenwriter, literary historian
Editor's Take:
W. H. Auden was the leading voice of a generation of British poets who wrote about politics, love and modern life. His poetry moved from the political urgency of the 1930s to a more religious, reflective tone. He could write sonnets and ballads, limericks and opera libretti. Funeral Blues reached a new audience in a romantic comedy. He wrote with technical brilliance. His later poems, such as The Shield of Achilles, are widely studied. Students still learn from his formal skill.
Key Milestones
1930: Publishes his first collection, Poems
1939: Moves to the United States
1948: Wins the Pulitzer Prize
1956: Becomes Oxford Professor of Poetry
Wystan Hugh Auden ( WIST-ən HYOO AWD-ən; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry is noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in tone, form, and content.
W. H. Auden's birthday is February 21. He was born on February 21, 1907 in York, United Kingdom.
How old was W. H. Auden when he died?
W. H. Auden died on September 29, 1973, aged 66.
Who shares a birthday with W. H. Auden?
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