As per our current Database, Edogawa Ranpo has been died on Jul 28, 1965 (age 70).
When Edogawa Ranpo die, Edogawa Ranpo was 70 years old.
Popular As | Edogawa Ranpo |
Occupation | Novelist |
Age | 70 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Born | October 21, 1894 (Japan) |
Birthday | October 21 |
Town/City | Japan |
Nationality | Japan |
Edogawa Ranpo’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible
Edogawa Ranpo was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Best known for his mystery novels and stories featuring the detective character of Kogoro Akechi, this popular Japanese Writer published such individual titles as The Human Leopard, The Conjurer, and The Fruits of Curiosity-Hunting.
After earning a degree in economics from Waseda University, he published his first piece of short fiction, "The Two-Sen Copper Coin," in 1923.
His Boy Detective's Gang stories (featuring hero Kogoro Akechi) were as popular to young readers in Japan as the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries were to American youth of the mid Twentieth Century.
Born Tarō Hirai in Japan's Mie Prefecture, he was the grandson of a samurai warrior.
He was greatly influenced by the work of Edgar Allan Poe and based his pen name (Edogawa Ranpo) on Poe's name.