1777–1851
Hans Christian Ørsted
Danish physicist and chemist
73years old at death
26,869days lived
57%of the people on this site died younger
Hans Christian Ørsted was born on 14 August 1777 and died on 9 March 1851, aged 73 years and 207 days. That is 26,869 days in all.
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- John GalsworthyEnglish novelist and playwright · 1867–193365 yrs
- Pius VIIHead of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823 · 1742–182381 yrs
- Urban VIIPope of the Catholic Church in September 1590 · 1521–159069 yrs
- James Horner ↗American film composer and conductor · 1953–201561 yrs
- Richard Ernst ↗Swiss physical chemist and Nobel laureate · 1933–202187 yrs
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