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Alexander Todd — Age & Birthday

Born: 2 October 1907 · Died: 10 January 1997 · Age at death: 89

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Alexander Todd died aged 89. He was born on 2 October 1907 and died on 10 January 1997.

Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who determined the structure of DNA components

Did you know?He was the first person to synthesise adenosine triphosphate, the molecule that provides energy to living cells.

Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd (2 October 1907 – 10 January 1997) was a British biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1957.

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Age at death: 89
Would be: 119
Years since death: 29

Born: October 2, 1907 · Glasgow, United Kingdom
Died: January 10, 1997
Nationality: British
Known for: Science, Politics

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