1645–1696
Jean de La Bruyère
17th-century French writer and philosopher
50years old at death
18,530days lived
17%of the people on this site died younger
Jean de La Bruyère was born on 16 August 1645 and died on 10 May 1696, aged 50 years and 268 days. That is 18,530 days in all.
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