1880–1936
Oswald Spengler
German historian and philosopher
55years old at death
20,432days lived
23%of the people on this site died younger
Oswald Spengler was born on 29 May 1880 and died on 8 May 1936, aged 55 years and 345 days. That is 20,432 days in all.
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