Emily Brontë

1818 – 1848 · died at about 30^[1][2]

Literature

Fun Facts About Emily Brontë

• Emily Brontë and her sisters paid to publish their 1846 poetry book, and months later learned it had sold only two copies. One of the two readers asked for their autographs.^[1]
• Brontë was furious when Charlotte found her secret poems and insisted on publishing them. According to Charlotte, Emily relented only when Anne revealed she had been writing poems in secret too.^[1]
• Her teacher in Brussels, Constantin Heger, rated Brontë's intellect above Charlotte's and said she should have been a man, a great navigator.^[1]
• As a teacher at Law Hill School, Brontë worked 17-hour days, did not warm to her pupils, and said she preferred the company of the house dog.^[1]
• One biographer says that when Brontë was bitten by a dog, she cauterized the wound herself with a hot iron to avoid worrying her sisters, though some scholars doubt the story.^[1]
• A 1967 BBC adaptation of Brontë's novel inspired Kate Bush's 1978 debut single, "Wuthering Heights."^[1]
• Emily Brontë was alive at the same time as James Watt — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1818–1819).^[1][2][3][4]
• Emily Brontë shares a birthday with Henry Ford: both were born on July 30.^[1][2][5][6]

Emily Jane Brontë was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.^[1]

Contemporaries

Hokusai

30 yr overlap

Jacob Grimm

30 yr overlap

Michael Faraday

30 yr overlap

Charles Babbage

30 yr overlap

Victor Hugo

30 yr overlap

Hans Christian Andersen

30 yr overlap

Abraham Lincoln

30 yr overlap

Charles Darwin

30 yr overlap

Edgar Allan Poe

30 yr overlap

Frédéric Chopin

30 yr overlap

Charles Dickens

30 yr overlap

Giuseppe Verdi

30 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About Emily Brontë

When was Emily Brontë born?

Emily Brontë was born on July 30, 1818, and died on December 19, 1848.

How old was Emily Brontë at death?

Emily Brontë was born on July 30, 1818, and died on December 19, 1848, at age 30.

What was Emily Brontë known for?

Emily Brontë was known for: Wuthering Heights. Emily Jane Brontë was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.

Who was alive at the same time as Emily Brontë?

Emily Brontë's closest contemporary was Hokusai. Their lives overlapped for 30 years.