1819–1898
Theodor Fontane
German novelist and poet
78years old at death
28,754days lived
68%of the people on this site died younger
Theodor Fontane was born on 30 December 1819 and died on 20 September 1898, aged 78 years and 264 days. That is 28,754 days in all.
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