1891–1970
Nelly Sachs
Jewish German poet and playwright
78years old at death
28,642days lived
67%of the people on this site died younger
Nelly Sachs was born on 10 December 1891 and died on 12 May 1970, aged 78 years and 153 days. That is 28,642 days in all.
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