1877–1962
Hermann Hesse
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter
85years old at death
31,083days lived
82%of the people on this site died younger
Hermann Hesse was born on 2 July 1877 and died on 9 August 1962, aged 85 years and 38 days. That is 31,083 days in all.
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