Mozart, Dead Right, Dead Wrong

Mozart, Dead Right, Dead Wrong

The most common figure in life expectancy studies is the length of life at birth, though this figure changes with advancing age. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who died at age 35, should have expected to live to age 60, according to approximate information about mortality in 18th-century Austria.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of economics and sociology 1991-07, Vol.50 (3), p.373-373
1. Verfasser: Jaffe, A. J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Death & dying
Life expectancy
Life tables
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:The most common figure in life expectancy studies is the length of life at birth, though this figure changes with advancing age. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who died at age 35, should have expected to live to age 60, according to approximate information about mortality in 18th-century Austria.
ISSN:0002-9246
1536-7150
DOI:10.1111/j.1536-7150.1991.tb02305.x