1925–2013
Robert Edwards
English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation
87years old at death
31,972days lived
87%of the people on this site died younger
Robert Edwards was born on 27 September 1925 and died on 10 April 2013, aged 87 years and 195 days. That is 31,972 days in all.
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