1868–1912
Robert Falcon Scott
Royal Navy officer and explorer
43years old at death
16,001days lived
10%of the people on this site died younger
Robert Falcon Scott was born on 6 June 1868 and died on 29 March 1912, aged 43 years and 297 days. That is 16,001 days in all.
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Dates are from Wikidata (free to use under CC0), last updated 22 October 2026. Dates in old records are sometimes disputed.
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