1788–1860
Arthur Schopenhauer
German philosopher
72years old at death
26,509days lived
55%of the people on this site died younger
Arthur Schopenhauer was born on 22 February 1788 and died on 21 September 1860, aged 72 years and 212 days. That is 26,509 days in all.
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