Would-be age

How old would François Mauriac be today?

Born October 11, 1885 in Bordeaux, France

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140

Years old, had they lived

François Mauriac would be 140 years old today.

Born: 1885
Age at death: 84
Years since death: 56
Next birthday: 141st

Also born in 18856

1885–1962

Niels Bohr

Niels Henrik David Bohr (Danish:; 7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish theoretical physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. He was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research.

ScienceWould be 140

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1885–1951

Sinclair Lewis

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

LiteratureWould be 141

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1885–1972

Ezra Pound

Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a collaborator in Fascist Italy and the Salò Republic during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and The Cantos (c.

LiteratureWould be 140

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1885–1930

D. H. Lawrence

David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, travel writer, essayist, and painter. His modernist works reflect on modernity, social alienation and industrialisation, while championing sexuality, vitality and instinct.

LiteratureWould be 141

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1885–1962

Karen Blixen

Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries; Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries; Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel.

LiteratureWould be 141

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1885–1945

George S. Patton

George Smith Patton Jr. (11 November 1885 – 21 December 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, then the Third Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.

MilitaryWould be 140

Photo: Robert F. Cranston / Harry Warnecke · CC0