1845–1918
Georg Cantor
German mathematician, inventor of set theory
72years old at death
26,606days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Georg Cantor was born on 3 March 1845 and died on 6 January 1918, aged 72 years and 309 days. That is 26,606 days in all.
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