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Murray Gell-Mann — Age & Birthday

Born: 15 September 1929 · Died: 24 May 2019 · Age at death: 89

How old was Murray Gell-Mann when he died?

Murray Gell-Mann died aged 89. He was born on 15 September 1929 and died on 24 May 2019.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed the theory of quarks

Did you know?He was a child prodigy who taught himself to read and entered Yale University at the age of fifteen.

Murray Gell-Mann (September 15, 1929 – May 24, 2019) was an American theoretical physicist who played a preeminent role in the development of the theory of elementary particles.

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Age at death: 89
Would be: 97
Years since death: 7

Born: September 15, 1929 · Lower Manhattan, United States
Died: May 24, 2019
Nationality: American
Known for: Science, Literature

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