1777–1855
Carl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician and physicist
77years old at death
28,422days lived
66%of the people on this site died younger
Carl Friedrich Gauss was born on 30 April 1777 and died on 23 February 1855, aged 77 years and 299 days. That is 28,422 days in all.
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