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Jan 16 2018



Dying Age of Famous People

Among famous people, only few persons could live very long life. Most of them did not live to an age they should deserve. The following materials can be a reference to our interest.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) age seventy six. He was a German-born theoretical physicist. Einstein is known to the world for his mass-energy equivalence formula E=mc2.
Aristotle (384-322BC) sixty two, was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. He was a pupil of Plato. He wrote subjects covering many subjects. He died quite early at sixty two.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) eighty four. He was one of America founders with a signatory of the “Declaration of Independence” and the “United Sates Constitution”.
Bruce Lee (1940-1973) thirty three. He was a Hong Kong Kung Fu actor, famous in America too. He died suddenly at the home of Hong Kong girlfriend. This was quite big news at that time.
Confucius (551-479BC) seventy two. He was a teacher, teaching Chinese literature of philosophy to his students of three thousand in number. He devoted all his life in teaching. He is the founder of “Confucianism”.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) fifty two. He was the greatest English play-writer, known to the world. He was a rich writer, building a theater in London with friends and also built big houses in his home town. He died at fifty two, a very young age indeed.