c. 1265–1321
Dante Alighieri
Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher
c. 56years, roughly
23%of the people on this site died younger
Dante Alighieri was born in about 1265 and died in about 1321, so lived for roughly 56 years. Only the years are known, so treat this as a rough guide.
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