1792–1871
John Frederick William Herschel
English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and photographer
79years old at death
28,918days lived
69%of the people on this site died younger
John Frederick William Herschel was born on 7 March 1792 and died on 11 May 1871, aged 79 years and 65 days. That is 28,918 days in all.
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