1908–1986
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist
78years old at death
28,585days lived
67%of the people on this site died younger
Simone de Beauvoir was born on 9 January 1908 and died on 14 April 1986, aged 78 years and 95 days. That is 28,585 days in all.
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