1871–1945
Paul Valéry
French poet, essayist, and philosopher
73years old at death
26,926days lived
57%of the people on this site died younger
Paul Valéry was born on 30 October 1871 and died on 20 July 1945, aged 73 years and 263 days. That is 26,926 days in all.
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