1646–1716
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
German mathematician and philosopher
70years old at death
25,703days lived
51%of the people on this site died younger
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was born on 1 July 1646 and died on 14 November 1716, aged 70 years and 136 days. That is 25,703 days in all.
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