Science · Literature · 1918–2007
Arthur Kornberg — Age & Birthday
Born: 3 March 1918 · Died: 26 October 2007 · Age at death: 89
How old was Arthur Kornberg when he died?
Arthur Kornberg died aged 89. He was born on 3 March 1918 and died on 26 October 2007.
Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who first synthesised DNA in a test tube
Did you know?His son Roger also won a Nobel Prize, making them one of the few father-son duos to achieve this honour.
Arthur Kornberg (March 3, 1918 – October 26, 2007) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959 for the discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid" together with Spanish biochemist and physician Severo Ochoa of New York…
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- Age at death
- 89
- Would be
- 108
- Years since death
- 19
- Born
- March 3, 1918 · Brooklyn, United States
- Died
- October 26, 2007
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science, Literature
Family
- Children
- Roger D. Kornberg, Thomas B. Kornberg
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- Born on March 3Born on March 3 too? You share your birthday with Arthur Kornberg, Alexander Graham Bell, Georg Cantor and 24 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on October 26Arthur Kornberg is remembered every October 26, along with 13 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Arthur Kornberg was bornA newspaper front page for 3 March 1918, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayArthur Kornberg would be 108 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryArthur Kornberg's 109th birthday is in 127 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!109th
- Death anniversaryThe 20th anniversary of Arthur Kornberg's death is in 364 days. A moment to remember their legacy.20th
- Pisces zodiac signPisces people are known for being compassionate, imaginative and intuitive. Are you a Pisces like Arthur Kornberg? Meet others who share your star sign.Zodiac
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