Leonard Bloomfield
(1887-1949)

American linguist – Leonard Bloomfield was born in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America) on April 1st, 1887 and died in New Haven (City in Connecticut, United States) on April 18th, 1949 at the age of 62. Today Leonard Bloomfield would be 137 years old.

Age

how old was Leonard Bloomfield when he died?

Leonard Bloomfield died in 1949 at the age of 62.

Biographical data

Birthday	April 1st, 1887 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Chicago City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Death Date	April 18th, 1949 (Monday)
Death place	New Haven City in Connecticut, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Aries (The Ram) ♈
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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Leonard Bloomfield

Birthday

When was Leonard Bloomfield born?

Leonard Bloomfield was born on April 1st, 1887.

Death

When did Leonard Bloomfield die?

Leonard Bloomfield died on April 18th, 1949 at the age of 62 in New Haven (City in Connecticut, United States). Today Leonard Bloomfield would be 137 years old.