1903–1976
Lars Onsager
American physical chemist and theoretical physicist
72years old at death
26,611days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Lars Onsager was born on 27 November 1903 and died on 5 October 1976, aged 72 years and 313 days. That is 26,611 days in all.
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