1891–1970
Rudolf Carnap
German philosopher and logician
79years old at death
28,973days lived
69%of the people on this site died younger
Rudolf Carnap was born on 18 May 1891 and died on 14 September 1970, aged 79 years and 119 days. That is 28,973 days in all.
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