1835–1902
Samuel Butler
English novelist and critic
66years old at death
24,302days lived
42%of the people on this site died younger
Samuel Butler was born on 4 December 1835 and died on 18 June 1902, aged 66 years and 196 days. That is 24,302 days in all.
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