1931–2019
John Robert Schrieffer
American physicist
88years old at death
32,199days lived
88%of the people on this site died younger
John Robert Schrieffer was born on 31 May 1931 and died on 27 July 2019, aged 88 years and 57 days. That is 32,199 days in all.
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