1800–1849
France Prešeren
Slovene national poet, a Carniolan Romantic poet of Slovene descent
48years old at death
17,599days lived
14%of the people on this site died younger
France Prešeren was born on 3 December 1800 and died on 8 February 1849, aged 48 years and 67 days. That is 17,599 days in all.
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