1806–1861
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English poet
55years old at death
20,204days lived
22%of the people on this site died younger
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born on 6 March 1806 and died on 29 June 1861, aged 55 years and 115 days. That is 20,204 days in all.
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