As per our current Database, William Marsden has been died on Oct 6, 1836 (age 81).
When William Marsden die, William Marsden was 81 years old.
| Popular As | William Marsden |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 81 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | November 16, 1754 (Ireland) |
| Birthday | November 16 |
| Town/City | Ireland |
| Nationality | Ireland |
William Marsden’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
William Marsden was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Remembered as a senior member of the Royal Navy's Admiralty during the Napoleonic Wars, this Irishman also became famous as the author of A Dictionary of the Malayan Language and The History of Sumatra, both of which were written based on his experiences in Sumatra as an employee of the East India Company.
After graduating from Trinity College, Dublin, and subsequently living and working in Benkulen, Sumatra, he earned a civil law degree from Oxford University.
In 1783, he became a member of The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge (also known as The Royal Society).
He grew up in County Wicklow, Ireland, as the son of a merchant father. He later married Elizabeth Wilkins and settled in London, England.
As Secretary of the Admiralty, he was the first to receive word that Horatio Nelson had died in combat during the victorious Battle of Trafalgar.
