1887–1970
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature
82years old at death
30,143days lived
77%of the people on this site died younger
Shmuel Yosef Agnon was born on 8 August 1887 and died on 17 February 1970, aged 82 years and 193 days. That is 30,143 days in all.
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