As per our current Database, William Dean Howells has been died on May 11, 1920 (age 83).
When William Dean Howells die, William Dean Howells was 83 years old.
| Popular As | William Dean Howells |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 1, 1837 (Martins Ferry, OH) |
| Birthday | March 1 |
| Town/City | Martins Ferry, OH |
| Nationality | OH |
William Dean Howells’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
William Dean Howells was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.
A late 19th and early 20th-century American literary critic and author, he edited the Atlantic Monthly and published numerous short stories, including the popular "Christmas Every Day." His novels include The Rise of Silas Lapham and The Sleeping Car.
At an early age, he helped his newspaper Editor father with printing work. He later wrote for the Ohio State Journal.
His 1882 novel, A Modern Instance, established his literary reputation.
He and his seven siblings grew up in Martinsville, Ohio. With his wife, Elinor Mead, he had three children.
He published literary criticism on the works of Leo Tolstoy.
