1840–1902
Émile Zola
French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet
62years old at death
22,824days lived
34%of the people on this site died younger
Émile Zola was born on 2 April 1840 and died on 29 September 1902, aged 62 years and 180 days. That is 22,824 days in all.
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