1906–2008
Albert Hofmann
Swiss chemist
102years old at death
37,364days lived
100%of the people on this site died younger
Albert Hofmann was born on 11 January 1906 and died on 29 April 2008, aged 102 years and 109 days. That is 37,364 days in all.
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- William JamesAmerican philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist · 1842–191068 yrs
- Alexander HamiltonAmerican Founding Father and statesman · 1757–180447 yrs
- Gregory XIIIPope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585 · 1502–158583 yrs
- George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston ↗Viceroy of India and British Foreign Secretary · 1859–192566 yrs
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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