When is Louisa May Alcott's birthday?

Louisa May Alcott's birthday is November 29. She was born on November 29, 1832 in Germantown, United States.

How old was Louisa May Alcott when she died?

Louisa May Alcott died on March 6, 1888, aged 55.

Who shares a birthday with Louisa May Alcott?

Famous people who share Louisa May Alcott's November 29 birthday include Jacques Chirac, C. S. Lewis, Empress Dowager Cixi, Garry Shandling and Ryan Giggs.

Literature · 1832–1888

Louisa May Alcott — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 29 November 1832 · Died: 6 March 1888 · Age: 55

American novelist of Little Women, based on her own family, who also served as a Civil War nurse

Did you know?She served as a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War and wrote about her experiences in a series of sketches.

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Date of birth29 November 1832
Date of death6 March 1888
Age at death55
Cause of deathStroke
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceGermantown, United States
Occupationwriter, nurse, poet

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Louisa May Alcott wrote one of the most loved novels about growing up. She grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, among thinkers such as Emerson and Thoreau. Her father's idealistic schemes left the family poor, so she wrote to earn money. In the Civil War she worked as a nurse, until typhoid nearly killed her. Her Hospital Sketches drew on that time. In 1868 she published Little Women, based on her own family. Jo March, the bookish, independent heroine, was modelled on Alcott herself. She also campaigned for women's votes.

Louisa May Alcott ( AWL-kət; November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for writing the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871), and Jo's Boys (1886).

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Louisa May Alcott: Author of Little Women

American novelist, 1832–1888

Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1832.

She served as a Civil War nurse.

She published Little Women in 1868.

She died in Boston on 6 March 1888, aged 55.

Career highlights

1854Flower Fables: first book
1862Civil War: nurse in Washington
1863Hospital Sketches: published
1868Little Women: published
1879Concord: first woman to register to vote

Did you know?She wrote sensational thrillers under the pen name A. M. Barnard.

Age at death: 55
Years since death: 138

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Father: Amos Bronson Alcott
Mother: Abby May

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When is Louisa May Alcott's birthday?: Louisa May Alcott's birthday is November 29. She was born on November 29, 1832 in Germantown, United States.
How old was Louisa May Alcott when she died?: Louisa May Alcott died on March 6, 1888, aged 55.
Who shares a birthday with Louisa May Alcott?: Famous people who share Louisa May Alcott's November 29 birthday include Jacques Chirac, C. S. Lewis, Empress Dowager Cixi, Garry Shandling and Ryan Giggs.

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