1717–1783
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist
65years old at death
24,088days lived
41%of the people on this site died younger
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert was born on 16 November 1717 and died on 29 October 1783, aged 65 years and 347 days. That is 24,088 days in all.
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