1887–1961
Erwin Schrödinger
Austrian physicist
73years old at death
26,808days lived
57%of the people on this site died younger
Erwin Schrödinger was born on 12 August 1887 and died on 4 January 1961, aged 73 years and 145 days. That is 26,808 days in all.
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- Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist and biologist · 1809–188273 yrs
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- James MonroePresident of the United States from 1817 to 1825 · 1758–183173 yrs
- William Butler YeatsIrish poet and playwright · 1865–193973 yrs
- Jean de La FontaineFrench poet, fabulist and writer · 1621–169573 yrs
- Alexander FlemingScottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate · 1881–195573 yrs
- Antoni GaudíCatalan architect · 1852–192673 yrs
- Edward JennerEnglish physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination · 1749–182373 yrs
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Also born on 12 August
- Jacinto BenaventeSpanish writer · 1866–195487 yrs
- George IV of the United KingdomKing of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830 · 1762–183067 yrs
- Helena BlavatskyRussian occult writer · 1831–189159 yrs
- Muhammad Zia-ul-HaqPresident of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988, of Saudi origin · 1924–198864 yrs
- Cecil B. DeMilleAmerican film director, producer and actor · 1881–195977 yrs
- Robert Southey ↗English romantic poet · 1774–184368 yrs
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