1845–1924
Carl Spitteler
Swiss writer
79years old at death
29,103days lived
70%of the people on this site died younger
Carl Spitteler was born on 24 April 1845 and died on 29 December 1924, aged 79 years and 249 days. That is 29,103 days in all.
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