1910–1994
Dorothy Hodgkin
British chemist
84years old at death
30,759days lived
80%of the people on this site died younger
Dorothy Hodgkin was born on 12 May 1910 and died on 29 July 1994, aged 84 years and 78 days. That is 30,759 days in all.
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