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Christian Doppler — Age & Birthday

Born: 29 November 1803 · Died: 17 March 1853 · Age at death: 49

How old was Christian Doppler when he died?

Christian Doppler died aged 49. He was born on 29 November 1803 and died on 17 March 1853.

Physicist who discovered how relative motion affects wave frequency

Did you know?His namesake principle explains why the pitch of a siren sounds higher as an ambulance approaches and lower as it passes.

Christian Andreas Doppler (German:; 29 November 1803 – 17 March 1853) was an Austrian mathematician and physicist. He formulated the principle – now known as the Doppler effect – that the observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative speed of the source and the observer.

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Age at death: 49
Years since death: 173

Born: November 29, 1803 · Salzburg, Austria
Died: March 17, 1853
Cause of death: Lung disease
Nationality: Austrian
Known for: Science

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