1778–1850
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
French chemist and physicist
71years old at death
26,086days lived
53%of the people on this site died younger
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac was born on 6 December 1778 and died on 9 May 1850, aged 71 years and 154 days. That is 26,086 days in all.
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