1889–1938
Carl von Ossietzky
German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize
48years old at death
17,744days lived
14%of the people on this site died younger
Carl von Ossietzky was born on 3 October 1889 and died on 4 May 1938, aged 48 years and 213 days. That is 17,744 days in all.
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