1915–1980
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist
64years old at death
23,511days lived
38%of the people on this site died younger
Roland Barthes was born on 12 November 1915 and died on 26 March 1980, aged 64 years and 135 days. That is 23,511 days in all.
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