1881–1955
Alexander Fleming
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate
73years old at death
26,879days lived
57%of the people on this site died younger
Alexander Fleming was born on 6 August 1881 and died on 11 March 1955, aged 73 years and 217 days. That is 26,879 days in all.
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