1776–1831
Sophie Germain
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher
55years old at death
20,174days lived
22%of the people on this site died younger
Sophie Germain was born on 1 April 1776 and died on 27 June 1831, aged 55 years and 87 days. That is 20,174 days in all.
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