1863–1945
Vladimir Vernadsky
Russian and Soviet mineralogist and geochemist, one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and of radiogeology
81years old at death
29,885days lived
75%of the people on this site died younger
Vladimir Vernadsky was born on 12 March 1863 and died on 6 January 1945, aged 81 years and 300 days. That is 29,885 days in all.
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- Prince Henry the Navigator ↗Portuguese prince and governor · 1394–146066 yrs
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