1795–1886
Leopold von Ranke
German historian and founder of modern source-based history
90years old at death
33,025days lived
92%of the people on this site died younger
Leopold von Ranke was born on 21 December 1795 and died on 23 May 1886, aged 90 years and 153 days. That is 33,025 days in all.
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