1940–1996
Joseph Brodsky
Russian-American poet, essayist, and Nobel laureate
55years old at death
20,337days lived
23%of the people on this site died younger
Joseph Brodsky was born on 24 May 1940 and died on 28 January 1996, aged 55 years and 249 days. That is 20,337 days in all.
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