Science · 1915–2005

Henry Taube — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 30 November 1915 · Died: 16 November 2005 · Age at death: 89

How old was Henry Taube when he died?

Henry Taube died aged 89. He was born on 30 November 1915 and died on 16 November 2005.

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who researched electron-transfer reactions in metals

Did you know?He was born in a remote part of Canada and completed his early education in a one-room prairie schoolhouse.

Henry Taube (November 30, 1915 – November 16, 2005) was a Canadian-born American chemist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his work in the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes." He was the second Canadian-born chemist to win the Nobel Prize, and remains the only…

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Age at death
89
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Years since death
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