Alexis de Tocqueville
(1805-1859)

Alexis de tocqueville cropped Alexis de Tocqueville Foto: Théodore Chassériau / Public Domain

French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859) – Alexis de Tocqueville was born in Paris (Capital of France) on July 29th, 1805 and died in Cannes (Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, France) on April 16th, 1859 at the age of 53. Today Alexis de Tocqueville would be 218 years old.

Age

how old was Alexis de Tocqueville when he died?

Alexis de Tocqueville died in 1859 at the age of 53.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 29th, 1805 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Paris Capital of France
Death Date	April 16th, 1859 (Saturday)
Death place	Cannes Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, France
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Ox 牛

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Alexis de Tocqueville

Birthday

When was Alexis de Tocqueville born?

Alexis de Tocqueville was born on July 29th, 1805.

Death

When did Alexis de Tocqueville die?

Alexis de Tocqueville died on April 16th, 1859 at the age of 53 in Cannes (Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, France). Today Alexis de Tocqueville would be 218 years old.