Franciscus Donders
(1818-1889)

Dutch ophthalmologist (1818-1889) – Franciscus Donders was born in Tilburg (City in Tilburg, the Netherlands) on May 27th, 1818 and died in Utrecht (Capital city of the province of Utrecht, Netherlands) on March 24th, 1889 at the age of 70. Today Franciscus Donders would be 205 years old.

Age

how old was Franciscus Donders when he died?

Franciscus Donders died in 1889 at the age of 70.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 27th, 1818 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Tilburg City in Tilburg, the Netherlands
Death Date	March 24th, 1889 (Sunday)
Death place	Utrecht Capital city of the province of Utrecht, Netherlands
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Gemini (The Twins) ♊
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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Franciscus Donders

Birthday

When was Franciscus Donders born?

Franciscus Donders was born on May 27th, 1818.

Death

When did Franciscus Donders die?

Franciscus Donders died on March 24th, 1889 at the age of 70 in Utrecht (Capital city of the province of Utrecht, Netherlands). Today Franciscus Donders would be 205 years old.