Birth Name: William Dean Howells
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: Martins Ferry
Date Of Birth: March 1, 1837
Date Of Death: May 11, 1920
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
William Dean Howells was born on the 1st of March, 1837. He was popular for being a Novelist. A late 19th and early 20th-century American literary critic and author, he edited the Atlantic Monthly and published numerous short stories, including the popular “Christmas Every Day.” His novels include The Rise of Silas Lapham and The Sleeping Car.
William Dean Howells was born in Martins Ferry. At an early age, he helped his newspaper editor father with printing work. He later wrote for the Ohio State Journal. His 1882 novel, A Modern Instance, established his literary reputation.
William Dean Howells was a Pisces and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
William Dean Howells was born in 1830s.
William Dean Howells 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".
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William Dean Howells was born in the Year of the Rooster.
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| REAL NAME: | William Dean Howells |
| NICKNAME: | William |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: William Dean Howells was a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: William Dean Howells was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. They seldom rely on other people in daily life, which can make them impatient when dealing with others.
Ruling Planet: William Dean Howells had a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
William Dean Howells’s birth sign is Pisces and he had a ruling planet of Neptune.
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