1844–1900
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher
55years old at death
20,402days lived
23%of the people on this site died younger
Friedrich Nietzsche was born on 15 October 1844 and died on 25 August 1900, aged 55 years and 314 days. That is 20,402 days in all.
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