1790–1869
Alphonse de Lamartine
French author, poet and statesman
78years old at death
28,619days lived
67%of the people on this site died younger
Alphonse de Lamartine was born on 21 October 1790 and died on 28 February 1869, aged 78 years and 130 days. That is 28,619 days in all.
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