1881–1965
Hermann Staudinger
German chemist, winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
84years old at death
30,849days lived
80%of the people on this site died younger
Hermann Staudinger was born on 23 March 1881 and died on 8 September 1965, aged 84 years and 169 days. That is 30,849 days in all.
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