1802–1829
Niels Henrik Abel
Norwegian mathematician
26years old at death
9,741days lived
1%of the people on this site died younger
Niels Henrik Abel was born on 5 August 1802 and died on 6 April 1829, aged 26 years and 244 days. That is 9,741 days in all.
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