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Hermann Staudinger — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 23 March 1881 · Died: 8 September 1965 · Age at death: 84

How old was Hermann Staudinger when he died?

Hermann Staudinger died aged 84. He was born on 23 March 1881 and died on 8 September 1965.

Nobel Prize winner who discovered the existence of macromolecules

Did you know?His revolutionary ideas about polymers were initially mocked by fellow scientists, who believed that large molecules were simply impossible.

Hermann Staudinger (German:; 23 March 1881 – 8 September 1965) was a German organic chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules, which he characterized as polymers. For this work he received the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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