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Rudolf Clausius — Age & Birthday

Born: 2 January 1822 · Died: 24 August 1888 · Age at death: 66

How old was Rudolf Clausius when he died?

Rudolf Clausius died aged 66. He was born on 2 January 1822 and died on 24 August 1888.

Physicist who formulated the second law of thermodynamics

Did you know?He coined the term entropy to describe the loss of energy available for work in a physical system.

Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (German pronunciation:; 2 January 1822 – 24 August 1888) was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founding fathers of the science of thermodynamics.

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Age at death: 66
Years since death: 138

Born: January 2, 1822 · Koszalin, Poland
Died: August 24, 1888
Nationality: Prussian
Known for: Science

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