1913–1993
Wolfgang Paul
German physicist
80years old at death
29,339days lived
71%of the people on this site died younger
Wolfgang Paul was born on 10 August 1913 and died on 7 December 1993, aged 80 years and 119 days. That is 29,339 days in all.
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- Norma Shearer ↗Canadian-American actress · 1902–198380 yrs
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