When is William Makepeace Thackeray's birthday?

William Makepeace Thackeray's birthday is July 18. He was born on July 18, 1811 in Kolkata, India.

How old was William Makepeace Thackeray when he died?

William Makepeace Thackeray died on December 24, 1863, aged 52.

Who shares a birthday with William Makepeace Thackeray?

Famous people who share William Makepeace Thackeray's July 18 birthday include Nelson Mandela, Hendrik Lorentz, Priyanka Chopra, Vin Diesel and Robert Hooke.

Literature · 1811–1863

William Makepeace Thackeray — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 18 July 1811 · Died: 24 December 1863 · Age: 52

Victorian novelist best known for his satirical masterpiece Vanity Fair

Did you know?He was born in India and sent to England for school after the death of his father.

Quick facts

Date of birth18 July 1811
Date of death24 December 1863
Age at death52
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceKolkata, India
Occupationwriter, novelist, prose writer

Editor's Take:

William Makepeace Thackeray subtitled Vanity Fair 'a novel without a hero', and he meant it. He mocked the snobbery, greed and hypocrisy of English society. He made the clever, unscrupulous Becky Sharp more memorable than any good character. He illustrated his own books. He lost his family fortune young. His wife's mental illness left him raising their daughters largely alone. His irony influenced many later novelists. Becky Sharp still delights readers today.

Key Milestones

1844: Serialises The Luck of Barry Lyndon
1847: Begins Vanity Fair
1855: Publishes The Newcomes
1860: Becomes editor of the Cornhill Magazine

William Makepeace Thackeray ( THAK-ər-ee; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator.

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William Makepeace Thackeray: Author of Vanity Fair

English novelist, born 1811

William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Kolkata on 18 July 1811.

He wrote Vanity Fair, published in 1847–48.

Its heroine Becky Sharp is one of fiction's great schemers.

He was Dickens's chief rival.

Career highlights

1837Journalism: begins
1844Barry Lyndon: serialised
1847Vanity Fair: serialisation begins
1855The Newcomes: published
1860Cornhill Magazine: editor

Did you know?He was born in Calcutta and sent to England at five.

Age at death: 52
Years since death: 162

Family

Father: Richmond Thackeray
Mother: Anne Becher
Spouse: Isabella Gethen Creagh Shawe
Children: Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie, Harriet Stephen, Jane Thackeray

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When is William Makepeace Thackeray's birthday?: William Makepeace Thackeray's birthday is July 18. He was born on July 18, 1811 in Kolkata, India.
How old was William Makepeace Thackeray when he died?: William Makepeace Thackeray died on December 24, 1863, aged 52.
Who shares a birthday with William Makepeace Thackeray?: Famous people who share William Makepeace Thackeray's July 18 birthday include Nelson Mandela, Hendrik Lorentz, Priyanka Chopra, Vin Diesel and Robert Hooke.

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