1892–1962
Arthur Holly Compton
American physicist
69years old at death
25,387days lived
49%of the people on this site died younger
Arthur Holly Compton was born on 10 September 1892 and died on 15 March 1962, aged 69 years and 186 days. That is 25,387 days in all.
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- Charles Sanders PeirceAmerican philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist · 1839–191474 yrs
- Honorius4th and 5th-century Roman emperor · AD 384–42338 yrs
- Georges BatailleFrench intellectual and literary figure · 1897–196264 yrs
- Henry PurcellEnglish composer · 1659–169536 yrs
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