Kahlil Gibran Death
Kahlil passed away on April 10, 1931 at the age of 48 in New York City, United States. Kahlil's cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver and tuberculosis.
When did Kahlil Gibran die?
April 10, 1931How did Kahlil Gibran die? What was the cause of death?
Cirrhosis of the liver and tuberculosisHow old was Kahlil Gibran when died?
48Where did Kahlil Gibran die? What was the location of death?
New York City, United States
Kahlil Gibran Birthday and Date of Death
Kahlil Gibran was born on January 6, 1883 and died on April 10, 1931. Kahlil was 48 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 6, 1883
Date of Death: April 10, 1931
Age at Death: 48
Kahlil Gibran - Biography
Khalil Gibran (sometimes spelled Kahlil) (Arabic: جبران خليل جبران / ALA-LC: Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān or Jibrān Khalīl Jibrān) was a Lebanese-American writer, poet, visual artist and Lebanese nationalist.
Gibran was born in the town of Bsharri in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Lebanon), to Khalil Gibran and Kamila Gibran (Rahmeh). As a pre-teen Gibran emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art and began his literary career, writing in both English and Arabic. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
Gibran died in New York City on April 10, 1931, at the age of 48. The causes were cirrhosis of the liver and tuberculosis due to prolonged serious alcoholism. Gibran started drinking seriously during or after publication of The Prophet.
Several years before his death, he locked himself in his apartment, away from visitors, drinking all day. Gibran expressed the wish that he be buried in Lebanon. This wish was fulfilled in 1932, when Mary Haskell and his sister Mariana purchased the Mar Sarkis Monastery in Lebanon, which has since become the Gibran Museum. Written next to Gibran's grave are the words "a word I want to see written on my grave: I am alive like you, and I am standing beside you. Close your eyes and look around, you will see me in front of you."
