When is Arthur Rimbaud's birthday?

Arthur Rimbaud's birthday is October 20. He was born on October 20, 1854 in Charleville, France.

How old was Arthur Rimbaud when he died?

Arthur Rimbaud died on November 10, 1891, aged 37.

Who shares a birthday with Arthur Rimbaud?

Famous people who share Arthur Rimbaud's October 20 birthday include Kamala Harris, Elfriede Jelinek, John Dewey, James Chadwick and Isabelle de Charrière.

Literature · Military · 1854–1891

Arthur Rimbaud — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 20 October 1854 · Died: 10 November 1891 · Age: 37

French poet who wrote A Season in Hell and Illuminations before he was 21, then gave up poetry to trade in Africa

Did you know?He completely abandoned writing poetry at the age of twenty to become a merchant and explorer in Ethiopia.

Quick facts

Date of birth20 October 1854
Date of death10 November 1891
Age at death37
Cause of deathOsteosarcoma, bone cancer
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceCharleville, France
Occupationpoet, arms trader, world traveler

Editor's Take:

Rimbaud packed an entire literary revolution into a few teenage years. By his early twenties he had written poems so daring in imagery and form that they helped launch symbolism and later inspired the surrealists. His turbulent relationship with Paul Verlaine became one of literature's most notorious love affairs. Then, astonishingly, he gave up poetry completely and spent his last years as a trader in East Africa. That mix of genius and abandonment makes him endlessly fascinating.

Key Milestones

1871: The Drunken Boat – poem
1872: London with Verlaine
1873: A Season in Hell – prose poem
1880: Harar – works as a trader

Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (UK:, US:; French:; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism.

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“I is another.”

— Arthur Rimbaud, Letter to Paul Demeny, 15 May 1871

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Arthur Rimbaud: The Teenage Genius of Poetry

French poet, 1854–1891

Arthur Rimbaud was born in Charleville on 20 October 1854.

He wrote The Drunken Boat at 16.

He lived with Paul Verlaine in London and Brussels.

He later worked as a trader in Harar, Ethiopia.

Career highlights

1871The Drunken Boat: poem
1872London: with Verlaine
1873A Season in Hell: prose poem
1880Harar: works as a trader
1886Illuminations: published

Did you know?Verlaine shot him in the wrist during a quarrel in Brussels in 1873.

Age at death: 37
Years since death: 134

Family

Father: Frédéric Rimbaud
Mother: Vitalie Rimbaud

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When is Arthur Rimbaud's birthday?: Arthur Rimbaud's birthday is October 20. He was born on October 20, 1854 in Charleville, France.
How old was Arthur Rimbaud when he died?: Arthur Rimbaud died on November 10, 1891, aged 37.
Who shares a birthday with Arthur Rimbaud?: Famous people who share Arthur Rimbaud's October 20 birthday include Kamala Harris, Elfriede Jelinek, John Dewey, James Chadwick and Isabelle de Charrière.

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