1811–1899
Robert Bunsen
German chemist
88years old at death
32,281days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
Robert Bunsen was born on 30 March 1811 and died on 16 August 1899, aged 88 years and 139 days. That is 32,281 days in all.
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