Science · 1906–1981
Max Delbrück — Age & Birthday
Born: 4 September 1906 · Died: 9 March 1981 · Age at death: 74
How old was Max Delbrück when he died?
Max Delbrück died aged 74. He was born on 4 September 1906 and died on 9 March 1981.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist who helped establish molecular biology
Did you know?He originally studied astrophysics but switched to biology after a conversation about the nature of genes with the physicist Niels Bohr.
Max Ludwig Henning Delbrück (German:; September 4, 1906 – March 9, 1981) was a German–American biophysicist who participated in launching the molecular biology research program in the late 1930s.
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- Age at death
- 74
- Would be
- 120
- Years since death
- 45
- Born
- September 4, 1906 · Berlin, Germany
- Died
- March 9, 1981
- Nationality
- German
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Father
- Hans Delbrück
- Mother
- Lina Thiersch
- Spouse
- Mary Adeline Delbrück
- Child
- Tobias Delbruck
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- See the front page from the day Max Delbrück was bornA newspaper front page for 4 September 1906, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayMax Delbrück would be 120 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
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