1812–1870
Alexander Herzen
Russian author, philosopher, and revolutionary
57years old at death
21,109days lived
26%of the people on this site died younger
Alexander Herzen was born on 6 April 1812 and died on 21 January 1870, aged 57 years and 290 days. That is 21,109 days in all.
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