1911–1993
Polykarp Kusch
German-American physicist
82years old at death
30,004days lived
76%of the people on this site died younger
Polykarp Kusch was born on 26 January 1911 and died on 20 March 1993, aged 82 years and 53 days. That is 30,004 days in all.
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