1809–1849
Edgar Allan Poe
American writer and literary critic
40years old at death
14,871days lived
7%of the people on this site died younger
Edgar Allan Poe was born on 19 January 1809 and died on 7 October 1849, aged 40 years and 261 days. That is 14,871 days in all.
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