1898–1979
Herbert Marcuse
German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist
81years old at death
29,594days lived
73%of the people on this site died younger
Herbert Marcuse was born on 19 July 1898 and died on 29 July 1979, aged 81 years and 10 days. That is 29,594 days in all.
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