1701–1744
Anders Celsius
Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist
42years old at death
15,490days lived
9%of the people on this site died younger
Anders Celsius was born on 8 December 1701 and died on 6 May 1744, aged 42 years and 150 days. That is 15,490 days in all.
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