Science · 1908–1997
Alfred Hershey — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 4 December 1908 · Died: 22 May 1997 · Age at death: 88
How old was Alfred Hershey when he died?
Alfred Hershey died aged 88. He was born on 4 December 1908 and died on 22 May 1997.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist who proved DNA is the genetic material
Did you know?He and Martha Chase famously used a standard kitchen blender to help prove that DNA was the carrier of genetic information.
Alfred Day Hershey (December 4, 1908 – May 22, 1997) was an American Nobel Prize–winning bacteriologist and geneticist.
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- Age at death
- 88
- Would be
- 117
- Years since death
- 29
- Born
- December 4, 1908 · Owosso, United States
- Died
- May 22, 1997
- Cause of death
- Heart failure
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
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