1802–1870
Alexandre Dumas
French writer and dramatist
68years old at death
24,971days lived
46%of the people on this site died younger
Alexandre Dumas was born on 24 July 1802 and died on 5 December 1870, aged 68 years and 134 days. That is 24,971 days in all.
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