1550–1617
John Napier
Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer
67years old at death
24,524days lived
44%of the people on this site died younger
John Napier was born on 11 February 1550 and died on 4 April 1617, aged 67 years and 52 days. That is 24,524 days in all.
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