1868–1951
Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist
82years old at death
30,091days lived
76%of the people on this site died younger
Arnold Sommerfeld was born on 5 December 1868 and died on 26 April 1951, aged 82 years and 142 days. That is 30,091 days in all.
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