1821–1894
Hermann von Helmholtz
German physicist and physiologist
73years old at death
26,671days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Hermann von Helmholtz was born on 31 August 1821 and died on 8 September 1894, aged 73 years and 8 days. That is 26,671 days in all.
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