1817–1862
Henry David Thoreau
American essayist, poet, and philosopher
44years old at death
16,369days lived
10%of the people on this site died younger
Henry David Thoreau was born on 12 July 1817 and died on 6 May 1862, aged 44 years and 298 days. That is 16,369 days in all.
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