1745–1827
Alessandro Volta
Italian chemist and physicist
82years old at death
29,964days lived
75%of the people on this site died younger
Alessandro Volta was born on 18 February 1745 and died on 5 March 1827, aged 82 years and 15 days. That is 29,964 days in all.
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