diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/personLifeDates.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/person/personLifeDates.spec.ts
index cbe23ab8..934395e0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/person/personLifeDates.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/personLifeDates.spec.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,113 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { formatLifeDateRange } from './personLifeDates';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { formatLifeDate, formatLifeDateRange } from './personLifeDates';
 
+// Delegates all precision rendering to formatDocumentDate — these tests pin the
+// composition (glyphs, dash, empty sides) and one rendering per precision so a
+// regression in the delegation is caught here, not on a person card.
 describe('formatLifeDateRange', () => {
-	it('returns both dates when birth and death year are given', () => {
-		expect(formatLifeDateRange(1882, 1944)).toBe('* 1882 – † 1944');
+	describe('both dates (de default)', () => {
+		it('renders DAY precision as full dates', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-03-14', 'DAY', '1944-11-02', 'DAY')).toBe(
+				'* 14. März 1901 – † 2. November 1944'
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('renders MONTH precision as month + year', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-03-01', 'MONTH', '1944-11-01', 'MONTH')).toBe(
+				'* März 1901 – † November 1944'
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('renders YEAR precision as bare years', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-01-01', 'YEAR', '1944-01-01', 'YEAR')).toBe(
+				'* 1901 – † 1944'
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('renders mixed precisions per side', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-03-14', 'DAY', '1944-01-01', 'YEAR')).toBe(
+				'* 14. März 1901 – † 1944'
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('renders APPROX precision with the ca. prefix (legacy imports)', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-01-01', 'APPROX', '1944-01-01', 'APPROX')).toBe(
+				'* ca. 1901 – † ca. 1944'
+			);
+		});
 	});
 
-	it('returns only birth year when only birthYear is given', () => {
-		expect(formatLifeDateRange(1882, undefined)).toBe('* 1882');
+	describe('single sides and empty states', () => {
+		it('renders birth only without dash or dagger', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-03-14', 'DAY', null, null)).toBe('* 14. März 1901');
+		});
+
+		it('renders death only without dash or asterisk', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange(null, null, '1944-11-02', 'DAY')).toBe('† 2. November 1944');
+		});
+
+		it('renders YEAR birth only', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1882-01-01', 'YEAR', null, null)).toBe('* 1882');
+		});
+
+		it('renders APPROX death only', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange(null, null, '1944-01-01', 'APPROX')).toBe('† ca. 1944');
+		});
+
+		it('returns empty string when both dates are null', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange(null, null, null, null)).toBe('');
+		});
+
+		it('returns empty string when both dates are null even with UNKNOWN precisions', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange(null, 'UNKNOWN', null, 'UNKNOWN')).toBe('');
+		});
+
+		it('falls back to YEAR rendering when a precision is missing', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-01-01', null, null, null)).toBe('* 1901');
+		});
 	});
 
-	it('returns only death year when only deathYear is given', () => {
-		expect(formatLifeDateRange(undefined, 1944)).toBe('† 1944');
-	});
+	describe('locales (German-month-leak guard)', () => {
+		it('renders DAY precision in English', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-03-14', 'DAY', null, null, 'en')).toBe('* March 14, 1901');
+		});
 
-	it('returns empty string when neither year is given', () => {
-		expect(formatLifeDateRange(undefined, undefined)).toBe('');
-	});
+		it('renders MONTH precision in English', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-03-01', 'MONTH', null, null, 'en')).toBe('* March 1901');
+		});
 
-	it('returns empty string when both are null', () => {
-		expect(formatLifeDateRange(null, null)).toBe('');
+		it('renders DAY precision in Spanish', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-03-14', 'DAY', null, null, 'es')).toBe(
+				'* 14 de marzo de 1901'
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('renders MONTH precision in Spanish', () => {
+			expect(formatLifeDateRange('1901-03-01', 'MONTH', null, null, 'es')).toBe('* marzo de 1901');
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+// Single-date helper for components that must keep the * / † glyphs in their own
+// aria-hidden markup (PersonCard, PersonHoverCard) instead of in the string.
+describe('formatLifeDate', () => {
+	it('renders a DAY-precision date without any glyph', () => {
+		expect(formatLifeDate('1901-03-14', 'DAY')).toBe('14. März 1901');
+	});
+
+	it('renders an APPROX-precision date (legacy imports)', () => {
+		expect(formatLifeDate('1901-01-01', 'APPROX')).toBe('ca. 1901');
+	});
+
+	it('falls back to YEAR rendering when precision is missing', () => {
+		expect(formatLifeDate('1901-01-01', null)).toBe('1901');
+	});
+
+	it('returns empty string for a null date', () => {
+		expect(formatLifeDate(null, 'DAY')).toBe('');
+	});
+
+	it('renders in the requested locale', () => {
+		expect(formatLifeDate('1901-03-14', 'DAY', 'en')).toBe('March 14, 1901');
 	});
 });
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/person/personLifeDates.ts b/frontend/src/lib/person/personLifeDates.ts
index 4adbb2fa..c6d72adc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/person/personLifeDates.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/person/personLifeDates.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,44 @@
+import { formatDocumentDate, type DatePrecision } from '$lib/shared/utils/documentDate';
+
 /**
- * Formats the life date range for a person.
- * Examples:
- *   * 1882 – † 1944  (both)
- *   * 1882            (birth only)
- *   † 1944            (death only)
- *   ""                (neither)
+ * Formats one life date (birth or death) at the precision the data claims,
+ * delegating all rendering to {@link formatDocumentDate}. Returns '' for a
+ * missing date. Carries no * / † glyph — components that need the glyphs wrap
+ * them in their own `aria-hidden` markup so screen readers only hear the date.
+ *
+ * A missing precision falls back to YEAR: pre-V76 rows only knew a year, and
+ * a bare year is the only safe rendering for a date without precision metadata.
  */
-export function formatLifeDateRange(birthYear?: number | null, deathYear?: number | null): string {
-	if (birthYear && deathYear) {
-		return `* ${birthYear} – † ${deathYear}`;
+export function formatLifeDate(
+	date: string | null | undefined,
+	precision: DatePrecision | null | undefined,
+	locale?: string
+): string {
+	if (!date) {
+		return '';
 	}
-	if (birthYear) {
-		return `* ${birthYear}`;
-	}
-	if (deathYear) {
-		return `† ${deathYear}`;
-	}
-	return '';
+	return formatDocumentDate(date, precision ?? 'YEAR', null, null, locale);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats the full life date range as plain text, e.g. for dropdown subtitles.
+ * Examples:
+ *   * 14. März 1901 – † 2. November 1944   (both, DAY precision)
+ *   * 1882                                  (birth only, YEAR precision)
+ *   † ca. 1944                              (death only, APPROX precision)
+ *   ""                                      (neither)
+ */
+export function formatLifeDateRange(
+	birthDate: string | null | undefined,
+	birthDatePrecision: DatePrecision | null | undefined,
+	deathDate: string | null | undefined,
+	deathDatePrecision: DatePrecision | null | undefined,
+	locale?: string
+): string {
+	const birth = birthDate ? `* ${formatLifeDate(birthDate, birthDatePrecision, locale)}` : null;
+	const death = deathDate ? `† ${formatLifeDate(deathDate, deathDatePrecision, locale)}` : null;
+	if (birth && death) {
+		return `${birth} – ${death}`;
+	}
+	return birth ?? death ?? '';
 }