Rudyard Kipling

AKA:

Gigger

Birth Name:

Joseph Rudyard Kipling

Birth Date:

December 30, 1865

Birth Place:

Bombay, British India

Death Date:

January 18, 1936

Place of Death:

Middlesex Hospital, London, England

Age:

Cause of Death:

Perforated duodenal ulcer

Cemetery Name:

Westminster Abbey

Claim to Fame:

Writers and Poets

Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) was an Indian English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology (The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim (1901), the Just So Stories (1902) and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899) and "If—" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story and His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift". Following his death in 1936, his ashes were interred at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey next to Charles Dickens.

Fun Facts

Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among the United Kingdom’s most popular writers. Henry James said “Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius, as distinct from fine intelligence, that I have ever known.” In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, as the first English-language recipient and, at age 41 (its youngest recipient to date). He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and several times for a knighthood, but declined both.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Westminster Abbey

Deans Yard

London SW1P 3PA, England,

Europe

Map:

Westminster Abbey in London, England

Grave Location:

South Transept; Poets' Corner

Grave Location Description

Rudyard Kipling is interred in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey in central London, UK. When visiting the Abbey, head to the south transept. This literary master’s grave is located near the center of the floor, situated directly below the wall monuments of Geoffrey Chaucer and George Frideric Handel. Entry requires a ticket, and visitors typically enter through the North Door.

Grave Location GPS

51.49938893751, -0.12739732062650

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FAQ's

Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865.

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, British India.

Rudyard Kipling died on January 18, 1936.

Rudyard Kipling died in Middlesex Hospital, London, England.

Rudyard Kipling was 70.

The cause of death was Perforated duodenal ulcer.

Rudyard Kipling's grave is in Westminster Abbey

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