1822–1888
Matthew Arnold
British poet and cultural critic
65years old at death
23,854days lived
40%of the people on this site died younger
Matthew Arnold was born on 24 December 1822 and died on 15 April 1888, aged 65 years and 113 days. That is 23,854 days in all.
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