1798–1857
Auguste Comte
French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist
59years old at death
21,778days lived
29%of the people on this site died younger
Auguste Comte was born on 19 January 1798 and died on 5 September 1857, aged 59 years and 229 days. That is 21,778 days in all.
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- James WattBritish engineer · 1736–181983 yrs
- Paul CézanneFrench painter · 1839–190667 yrs
- Robert E. LeeConfederate States general · 1807–187063 yrs
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