1858–1942
Franz Boas
German-American anthropologist
84years old at death
30,845days lived
80%of the people on this site died younger
Franz Boas was born on 9 July 1858 and died on 21 December 1942, aged 84 years and 165 days. That is 30,845 days in all.
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- Charles VIII of FranceKing of France from 1483 to 1498 · 1470–149827 yrs
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- Ben Roy MottelsonDanish-American nuclear physicist · 1926–202295 yrs
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