Science · 1873–1967
Ejnar Hertzsprung — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 8 October 1873 · Died: 21 October 1967 · Age at death: 94
How old was Ejnar Hertzsprung when he died?
Ejnar Hertzsprung died aged 94. He was born on 8 October 1873 and died on 21 October 1967.
Astronomer who co-developed the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram for classifying stars
Did you know?He originally trained as a chemical engineer before spending his career calculating the luminosity and colours of stars.
Ejnar Hertzsprung (Danish:; 8 October 1873 – 21 October 1967) was a Danish chemist and astronomer. He is best remembered for his role in developing the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram of stars.
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- Age at death
- 94
- Years since death
- 59
- Born
- October 8, 1873 · Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Died
- October 21, 1967
- Nationality
- Danish
- Known for
- Science
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