Jean de La Bruyère
(1645-1696)

17th-century French writer and philosopher (1645–1696) – Jean de La Bruyère was born in Paris (Capital of France) on August 16th, 1645 and died in Versailles (French commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France) on May 11th, 1696 at the age of 50. Today Jean de La Bruyère would be 378 years old.

Age

how old was Jean de La Bruyère when he died?

Jean de La Bruyère died in 1696 at the age of 50.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 16th, 1645 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Paris Capital of France
Death Date	May 11th, 1696 (Friday)
Death place	Versailles French commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Rooster 雞

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Jean de La Bruyère

Birthday

When was Jean de La Bruyère born?

Jean de La Bruyère was born on August 16th, 1645.

Death

When did Jean de La Bruyère die?

Jean de La Bruyère died on May 11th, 1696 at the age of 50 in Versailles (French commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France). Today Jean de La Bruyère would be 378 years old.