1906–2005
Hans Bethe
German-American nuclear physicist
98years old at death
36,042days lived
99%of the people on this site died younger
Hans Bethe was born on 2 July 1906 and died on 6 March 2005, aged 98 years and 247 days. That is 36,042 days in all.
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