1887–1975
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
German physicist
88years old at death
32,241days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
Gustav Ludwig Hertz was born on 22 July 1887 and died on 30 October 1975, aged 88 years and 100 days. That is 32,241 days in all.
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