1779–1848
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Swedish chemist
68years old at death
25,189days lived
47%of the people on this site died younger
Jöns Jacob Berzelius was born on 20 August 1779 and died on 7 August 1848, aged 68 years and 353 days. That is 25,189 days in all.
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