1920–1958
Rosalind Franklin
British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer
37years old at death
13,779days lived
5%of the people on this site died younger
Rosalind Franklin was born on 25 July 1920 and died on 16 April 1958, aged 37 years and 265 days. That is 13,779 days in all.
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- Elias CanettiBulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer · 1905–199489 yrs
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- Arthur BalfourBritish Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman · 1848–193081 yrs
- John B. Goodenough ↗American materials scientist · 1922–2023100 yrs
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- Walter Brennan ↗American actor · 1894–197480 yrs
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