Why Did Ada Lovelace Die?

Ada died of cancer in 1852, at the age of 37, and was buried beside the father she never knew. Her contributions to science were resurrected only recently, but many new biographies* attest to the fascination of Babbage's "Enchantress of Numbers."

What happened Ada Lovelace?

Lovelace died from uterine cancer in London on November 27, 1852. She was buried next to her father, in the graveyard of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Hucknall, England.

What illness did Ada Lovelace have?

Illness continued to plague her as an adult. She took months to recover from the birth of her second child, and she began having what she called heart or rheumatic attacks in the 1840s. By 1851 she was extremely sick with uterine cancer, from which she died at the age of 36 on November 27, 1852.