Herman Melville’s Death – Cause and Date
Born (Birthday) August 1, 1819
Death Date September 28, 1891
Age of Death 72 years
Cause of Death Heart Failure
Profession Novelist
The novelist Herman Melville died at the age of 72. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
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.”
He and his seven siblings were born in New York City to Maria Gansevoort Melvill and Allan Melvill. Herman Melville (who changed the spelling of his last name) married Elizabeth Shaw in 1847, and the couple had two daughters and two sons.
Quotes
"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
"He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
"There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.
"Whatever fortune brings, don’t be afraid of doing things.
"To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it.