Science · Philosophy · 1903–1997
John Carew Eccles — Age & Birthday
Born: 27 January 1903 · Died: 2 May 1997 · Age at death: 94
How old was John Carew Eccles when he died?
John Carew Eccles died aged 94. He was born on 27 January 1903 and died on 2 May 1997.
Nobel Prize-winning neurophysiologist who studied the human brain
Did you know?He shared the Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the chemical means by which signals are transmitted between nerve cells.
Sir John Carew Eccles (27 January 1903 – 2 May 1997) was an Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse. He shared the prize with Andrew Huxley and Alan Lloyd Hodgkin.
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- Age at death
- 94
- Would be
- 123
- Years since death
- 29
- Born
- January 27, 1903 · Melbourne, Australia
- Died
- May 2, 1997
- Nationality
- Aussie
- Known for
- Science, Philosophy
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