Victor Horta
(1861-1947)

Victor Horta (cropped) Portrait of Victor Horta c. 1900 in "La Belgique d'aujourd'hui" (The Belgium of today). Scanned by Henrotte Damien on January 13 2007 Foto: Gustave Deltour / Public Domain

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau – Victor Horta was born in Ghent (City in the province of East Flanders, Belgium) on January 6th, 1861 and died in City of Brussels (Municipality and capital city of Belgium) on September 8th, 1947 at the age of 86. Today Victor Horta would be 163 years old.

Age

how old was Victor Horta when he died?

Victor Horta died in 1947 at the age of 86.

Biographical data

Birthday	January 6th, 1861 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	Ghent City in the province of East Flanders, Belgium
Death Date	September 8th, 1947 (Monday)
Death place	City of Brussels Municipality and capital city of Belgium
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Capricorn (The Sea-Goat) ♑
Chinese Zodiac	Rooster 雞

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Victor Horta

Birthday

When was Victor Horta born?

Victor Horta was born on January 6th, 1861.

Death

When did Victor Horta die?

Victor Horta died on September 8th, 1947 at the age of 86 in City of Brussels (Municipality and capital city of Belgium). Today Victor Horta would be 163 years old.