1797–1878
Joseph Henry
American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian
80years old at death
29,366days lived
71%of the people on this site died younger
Joseph Henry was born on 17 December 1797 and died on 13 May 1878, aged 80 years and 147 days. That is 29,366 days in all.
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- Humphry DavyBritish chemist · 1778–182950 yrs
- Muhammadu BuhariFormer President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 · 1942–202582 yrs
- Willard LibbyAmerican physical chemist · 1908–198071 yrs
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