1749–1827
Pierre-Simon Laplace
French mathematician and astronomer
77years old at death
28,470days lived
66%of the people on this site died younger
Pierre-Simon Laplace was born on 23 March 1749 and died on 5 March 1827, aged 77 years and 347 days. That is 28,470 days in all.
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