1917–2013
Christian de Duve
Belgian biochemist, cytologist
95years old at death
34,913days lived
97%of the people on this site died younger
Christian de Duve was born on 2 October 1917 and died on 4 May 2013, aged 95 years and 214 days. That is 34,913 days in all.
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