1881–1957
Irving Langmuir
American chemist and physicist
76years old at death
27,955days lived
63%of the people on this site died younger
Irving Langmuir was born on 31 January 1881 and died on 16 August 1957, aged 76 years and 197 days. That is 27,955 days in all.
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