1859–1938
Edmund Husserl
German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology
79years old at death
28,873days lived
68%of the people on this site died younger
Edmund Husserl was born on 8 April 1859 and died on 27 April 1938, aged 79 years and 19 days. That is 28,873 days in all.
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