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Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

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Occupation

Poet

Born in

Edinburgh

Born

November 13, 1850

Zodiac

Scorpio

16,092

days lived

44

age at death

Born
November 13, 1850 in 🌍Edinburgh
Died
December 3, 1894 (aged 44)
Zodiac
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Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for the novels Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1886) and for the poetry collection A Child's Garden of Verses (1885).

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Sun Sign

Scorpio♏︎

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Moon Sign

Pisces♓︎

Dominant Element

Water

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1894
Day 16,091
Age 44

Death in Vailima

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96%
Dec 3, 1894

Robert Louis Stevenson dies suddenly in Vailima, Samoa, likely from a cerebral hemorrhage.

1890
Day 14,294
Age 39

Settles in Vailima, Samoa

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92%
Jan 1, 1890
1889
Day 13,929
Age 38

Publication of 'The Master of Ballantrae'

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96%
Jan 1, 1889

'The Master of Ballantrae', a novel, is published.

1888
Day 13,563
Age 37

Voyage to the South Pacific

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89%
Jan 1, 1888
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1886
Day 12,833
Age 35

Publication of 'Kidnapped'

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96%
Jan 1, 1886

'Kidnapped', a historical adventure novel, is published.

Day 12,833
Age 35

Publication of 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

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96%
Jan 1, 1886

'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' is published.

1884
Day 12,102
Age 33

Move to Bournemouth, England

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92%
Jan 1, 1884
1883
Day 11,737
Age 32

Publication of 'Treasure Island'

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96%
Jan 1, 1883

'Treasure Island' is published as a book after serialization.

1880
Day 10,780
Age 29

Marriage to Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne

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96%
May 19, 1880

Marries Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne in San Francisco.

1879
Day 10,276
Age 28

Travels to America

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89%
Jan 1, 1879
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1878
Day 9,911
Age 27

Publication of 'An Inland Voyage'

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96%
Jan 1, 1878

'An Inland Voyage', a travelogue, is published.

1875
Day 8,815
Age 24

Admitted to the Scottish Bar

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96%
Jan 1, 1875

Admitted to the Scottish Bar, though he never practiced law.

1850
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Robert Louis Stevenson

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96%
Nov 13, 1850

Robert Louis Stevenson is born in Edinburgh, Scotland.