1742–1786
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
43years old at death
15,869days lived
9%of the people on this site died younger
Carl Wilhelm Scheele was born on 9 December 1742 and died on 21 May 1786, aged 43 years and 163 days. That is 15,869 days in all.
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