1884–1939
Edward Sapir
American linguist and anthropologist
55years old at death
20,097days lived
22%of the people on this site died younger
Edward Sapir was born on 26 January 1884 and died on 4 February 1939, aged 55 years and 9 days. That is 20,097 days in all.
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- Douglas MacArthurUnited States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea · 1880–196484 yrs
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