1742–1799
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
German scientist and satirist
56years old at death
20,692days lived
24%of the people on this site died younger
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was born on 1 July 1742 and died on 24 February 1799, aged 56 years and 238 days. That is 20,692 days in all.
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