1923–2020
Freeman Dyson
Theoretical physicist and mathematician
96years old at death
35,139days lived
98%of the people on this site died younger
Freeman Dyson was born on 15 December 1923 and died on 28 February 2020, aged 96 years and 75 days. That is 35,139 days in all.
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