1819–1892
John Couch Adams
English mathematician and astronomer
72years old at death
26,528days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
John Couch Adams was born on 5 June 1819 and died on 21 January 1892, aged 72 years and 230 days. That is 26,528 days in all.
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