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Virginia Woolf was an English modernist writer. Born on 25 January 1882 in London, Woolf died on 28 March 1941 in Lewes at the age of 59.
Notable works include To the Lighthouse, Mrs Dalloway and Orlando: A Biography. Woolf studied at King's College London.
With a Wikipedia article in 176 languages, Virginia Woolf is No. 589 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 25 January 1882, London
- Died
- 28 March 1941, Lewes (aged 59)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Known as
- Novelist, essayist, autobiographer
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- King's College London
- Genres
- Drama fiction, prose
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 176
Did you know
59
Lived to 59.
25 Jan
Shares a birthday with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Robert Burns.
1,062
One of 1,062 people in the Index born in London, with Geoffrey Chaucer.
176
Has a Wikipedia article in 176 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Virginia Woolf
- FatherLeslie Stephen
- MotherJulia Stephen
- SpouseLeonard Woolf
- SiblingVanessa Bell
- SiblingThoby Stephen
- SiblingAdrian Stephen
- SiblingGeorge Herbert Duckworth
- SiblingStella Duckworth
- SiblingGerald Duckworth
- SiblingLaura Stephen
3 have a profile here.
Notable works
Notable works
- To the Lighthouse
- Mrs Dalloway
- Orlando: A Biography
- A Room of One's Own
- The Waves
- The Years
- The Voyage Out
- Flush: A Biography
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