1749–1841
Nicolas Appert
French inventor of airtight food preservation
91years old at death
33,433days lived
93%of the people on this site died younger
Nicolas Appert was born on 17 November 1749 and died on 1 June 1841, aged 91 years and 196 days. That is 33,433 days in all.
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