1892–1973
Pearl S. Buck
Chinese women Nobel Prize winner, author, teacher, missionary
80years old at death
29,472days lived
72%of the people on this site died younger
Pearl S. Buck was born on 26 June 1892 and died on 6 March 1973, aged 80 years and 253 days. That is 29,472 days in all.
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