1784–1846
Friedrich Bessel
German astronomer and mathematician
61years old at death
22,517days lived
32%of the people on this site died younger
Friedrich Bessel was born on 22 July 1784 and died on 17 March 1846, aged 61 years and 238 days. That is 22,517 days in all.
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