1771–1832
Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright
61years old at death
22,317days lived
31%of the people on this site died younger
Walter Scott was born on 15 August 1771 and died on 21 September 1832, aged 61 years and 37 days. That is 22,317 days in all.
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- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelGerman philosopher and theologian · 1770–183161 yrs
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Also born on 15 August
- NapoleonFrench military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 · 1769–182151 yrs
- Louis de BroglieNobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter · 1892–198794 yrs
- Aurobindo GhoshIndian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist · 1872–195078 yrs
- Gerty CoriAustro-Hungarian-American biochemist · 1896–195761 yrs
- Julia ChildAmerican chef · 1912–200491 yrs
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