Joseph Campbell
(1904-1987)

Joseph Campbell (cropped) Joseph Campbell, late 1970 Foto: Joan Halifax / CC BY 2.0

American mythologist, writer and lecturer (1904-1987) – Joseph Campbell was born in White Plains (County seat of Westchester County, New York, United States) on March 26th, 1904 and died in Honolulu (City in and county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, that is also the capital city of Hawaii) on October 30th, 1987 at the age of 83. Today Joseph Campbell would be 120 years old.

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Age

how old was Joseph Campbell when he died?

Joseph Campbell died in 1987 at the age of 83.

Biographical data

Birthday	March 26th, 1904 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	White Plains County seat of Westchester County, New York, United States
Death Date	October 30th, 1987 (Friday)
Death place	Honolulu City in and county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, that is also the capital city of Hawaii
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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Joseph Campbell

Birthday

When was Joseph Campbell born?

Joseph Campbell was born on March 26th, 1904.

Death

When did Joseph Campbell die?

Joseph Campbell died on October 30th, 1987 at the age of 83 in Honolulu (City in and county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, that is also the capital city of Hawaii). Today Joseph Campbell would be 120 years old.