Science · 1934–1994
Howard Temin — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 10 December 1934 · Died: 9 February 1994 · Age at death: 59
How old was Howard Temin when he died?
Howard Temin died aged 59. He was born on 10 December 1934 and died on 9 February 1994.
Nobel Prize-winning virologist who discovered reverse transcriptase
Did you know?His discovery overturned the scientific belief of the time that genetic information could only ever travel from DNA to RNA.
Howard Martin Temin (December 10, 1934 – February 9, 1994) was an American geneticist and virologist. He discovered reverse transcriptase in the 1970s at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, for which he shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Renato Dulbecco and David Baltimore.
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- Age at death
- 59
- Would be
- 91
- Years since death
- 32
- Born
- December 10, 1934 · Philadelphia, United States
- Died
- February 9, 1994
- Cause of death
- Lung cancer
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
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- Would-be age todayHoward Temin would be 91 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryHoward Temin's 92nd birthday is in 46 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!92nd
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