1897–1996
Tadeusz Reichstein
Polish-Swiss chemist
99years old at death
36,171days lived
99%of the people on this site died younger
Tadeusz Reichstein was born on 20 July 1897 and died on 1 August 1996, aged 99 years and 12 days. That is 36,171 days in all.
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