1835–1917
Adolf von Baeyer
German chemist
81years old at death
29,878days lived
75%of the people on this site died younger
Adolf von Baeyer was born on 31 October 1835 and died on 20 August 1917, aged 81 years and 293 days. That is 29,878 days in all.
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