1743–1794
Antoine Lavoisier
French nobleman and chemist
50years old at death
18,518days lived
17%of the people on this site died younger
Antoine Lavoisier was born on 26 August 1743 and died on 8 May 1794, aged 50 years and 255 days. That is 18,518 days in all.
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