Science · 1936–2018
Günter Blobel — Age & Birthday
Born: 21 May 1936 · Died: 18 February 2018 · Age at death: 81
How old was Günter Blobel when he died?
Günter Blobel died aged 81. He was born on 21 May 1936 and died on 18 February 2018.
Biologist who discovered how proteins are transported within cells
Did you know?He donated the entirety of his Nobel Prize money to help fund the restoration of historic buildings in the German city of Dresden.
Günter Blobel (German pronunciation:; May 21, 1936 – February 18, 2018) was a Silesian German and American biologist and 1999 Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology for the discovery that proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell.
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- Age at death
- 81
- Would be
- 90
- Years since death
- 8
- Born
- May 21, 1936 · Niegosławice, Poland
- Died
- February 18, 2018
- Cause of death
- Prostate cancer
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
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- Would-be age todayGünter Blobel would be 90 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryGünter Blobel's 91st birthday is in 208 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!91st
- Death anniversaryThe 9th anniversary of Günter Blobel's death is in 116 days. A moment to remember their legacy.9th
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