1803–1882
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher
78years old at death
28,827days lived
68%of the people on this site died younger
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on 25 May 1803 and died on 27 April 1882, aged 78 years and 337 days. That is 28,827 days in all.
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Also born on 25 May
- Pieter ZeemanDutch physicist · 1865–194378 yrs
- Claudio MonteverdiItalian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest · 1567–164376 yrs
- Edward Bulwer-LyttonBritish statesman and author · 1803–187369 yrs
- Charles IV of France ↗King of France and Navarre from 1322 to 1328 · 1294–132833 yrs
- Jack Steinberger ↗German-American physicist, Nobel laureate · 1921–202099 yrs
- Dixie Carter ↗American actress · 1939–201070 yrs
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