Birth Name: Herman Melville
Occupation: Novelist
Born In: New York City, NY
Birthdate: August 1, 1819
Age: 205 years old (as of 2024)
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Sexuality: Disputed
Herman Melville was born on the 1st of August, 1819. He is famous for being a Novelist. He was very good friends with Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of The Scarlet Letter. Herman Melville’s age is 205. A towering figure in American literature, Melville is the author of several seafaring tales, including “Billy Budd, Sailor,” “Typee,” and “Moby-Dick.” He is also famous for shorter works such as “Bartleby, the Scrivener” and “Benito Cereno.”
The 205-year-old novelist was born in New York City, NY. He worked as a surveyor for the Erie Canal before taking a position on the crew of a New York ship headed for Liverpool. Later, he sailed on the whaling ship Acushnet, an experience that inspired his masterpiece novel, Moby-Dick. Despite the immense critical acclaim that Moby-Dick has received over the decades, the book was panned by critics at the time of its initial publication, and it ruined Melville’s literary reputation during his own lifetime.
Herman Melville is a Leo and his 206th birthday is in .
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Childhood
Herman Melville was born in 1810s.
Herman Melville is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
It's hard to know Herman Melville birth time, but we do know his mother gave birth to his on a Sunday. People born on a Sunday can often rely on sympathy from others and generally have luck on their side.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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The 205-year-old American was born in the G.I. Generation and the Year of the Rabbit
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Herman Melville |
| NICKNAME: | Herman |
| MARTIAL STATUS: | Pending |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| TATTOOS: | N/A |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DAYS SINCE BIRTH: |
Net Worth
The 205-year-old American novelist has done well thus far. Majority of Herman’s money comes from being a novelist. CelebsMoney has recently updated Herman Melville’s net worth.
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Herman Melville is a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Herman Melville was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are popular because they're sincere and avoid conflict. Though they're sensitive, they also hesitate, which makes them lose on chances.
Ruling Planet: Herman Melville has a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Herman Melville’s birth sign is Leo and he has a ruling planet of Sun.
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