Science · 1916–2004
Sune Bergström — Age & Birthday
Born: 10 January 1916 · Died: 15 August 2004 · Age at death: 88
How old was Sune Bergström when he died?
Sune Bergström died aged 88. He was born on 10 January 1916 and died on 15 August 2004.
Swedish biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for research on prostaglandins
Did you know?His son, Svante Pääbo, also won a Nobel Prize decades later for his pioneering work in the field of evolutionary genetics.
Karl Sune Detlof Bergström (10 January 1916 – 15 August 2004) was a Swedish biochemist. In 1975, he was appointed to the Nobel Foundation Board of Directors in Sweden, and was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University, together with Bengt I. Samuelsson.
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- Age at death
- 88
- Would be
- 110
- Years since death
- 22
- Born
- January 10, 1916 · Kungsholm parish, Sweden
- Died
- August 15, 2004
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Known for
- Science
Family
- Father
- Sverker Petrus Bergström
- Mother
- Wera Carolina Bergström
- Spouse
- Maj Nelly Nelly Bergström
- Child
- Svante Pääbo
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- See the front page from the day Sune Bergström was bornA newspaper front page for 10 January 1916, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todaySune Bergström would be 110 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversarySune Bergström's 111th birthday is in 76 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!111th
- Death anniversaryThe 23rd anniversary of Sune Bergström's death is in 293 days. A moment to remember their legacy.23rd
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