1891–1957
Walther Bothe
German physicist, mathematician and chemist
66years old at death
24,137days lived
42%of the people on this site died younger
Walther Bothe was born on 8 January 1891 and died on 8 February 1957, aged 66 years and 31 days. That is 24,137 days in all.
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