1864–1941
Walther Hermann Nernst
German physical chemist and physicist
77years old at death
28,269days lived
65%of the people on this site died younger
Walther Hermann Nernst was born on 25 June 1864 and died on 18 November 1941, aged 77 years and 146 days. That is 28,269 days in all.
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