1834–1907
Dmitri Mendeleev
Russian chemist
72years old at death
26,656days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Dmitri Mendeleev was born on 8 February 1834 and died on 2 February 1907, aged 72 years and 359 days. That is 26,656 days in all.
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