1852–1911
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Dutch physical and organic chemist
58years old at death
21,366days lived
27%of the people on this site died younger
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff was born on 30 August 1852 and died on 1 March 1911, aged 58 years and 183 days. That is 21,366 days in all.
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