1927–2011
John McCarthy
American computer scientist and cognitive scientist
84years old at death
30,731days lived
80%of the people on this site died younger
John McCarthy was born on 4 September 1927 and died on 24 October 2011, aged 84 years and 50 days. That is 30,731 days in all.
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- François-Auguste-René de ChateaubriandFrench writer, politician and historian · 1768–184879 yrs
- Anton BrucknerAustrian composer · 1824–189672 yrs
- Antonin ArtaudFrench-Occitanian poet, playwright, actor and theatre director · 1896–194851 yrs
- Juliusz Słowacki ↗Polish Romantic poet · 1809–184939 yrs
- Kenzō Tange ↗Japanese architect · 1913–200591 yrs
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