1822–1895
Louis Pasteur
French chemist and microbiologist
72years old at death
26,573days lived
56%of the people on this site died younger
Louis Pasteur was born on 27 December 1822 and died on 28 September 1895, aged 72 years and 275 days. That is 26,573 days in all.
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