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George F. Kennan — Age & Birthday

Born: 16 February 1904 · Died: 17 March 2005 · Age at death: 101

How old was George F. Kennan when he died?

George F. Kennan died aged 101. He was born on 16 February 1904 and died on 17 March 2005.

American diplomat who shaped the Cold War policy of containment

Did you know?He was the namesake and distant relative of a famous nineteenth-century explorer who documented the Russian exile system.

George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American diplomat and historian. He was best known as an advocate of a policy of containment of Soviet expansion during the Cold War.

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Age at death: 101
Would be: 122
Years since death: 21

Born: February 16, 1904 · Milwaukee, United States
Died: March 17, 2005
Nationality: American
Known for: Politics, Science, Scholarship

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Father: Kossuth Kent Kennan

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