1126–1198
Averroes
Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher
72years old at death
26,538days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Averroes was born on 21 April 1126 and died on 17 December 1198, aged 72 years and 240 days. That is 26,538 days in all.
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