1886–1969
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
German architect
83years old at death
30,458days lived
78%of the people on this site died younger
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born on 27 March 1886 and died on 17 August 1969, aged 83 years and 143 days. That is 30,458 days in all.
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