Science · Scholarship · 1881–1973
Walter Rudolf Hess — Age & Birthday
Born: 17 March 1881 · Died: 12 August 1973 · Age at death: 92
How old was Walter Rudolf Hess when he died?
Walter Rudolf Hess died aged 92. He was born on 17 March 1881 and died on 12 August 1973.
Nobel Prize-winning physiologist who mapped the brain's internal organ control
Did you know?He shared the Nobel Prize with Egas Moniz, the developer of the controversial lobotomy procedure.
Walter Rudolf Hess (17 March 1881 – 12 August 1973) was a Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs. He shared the prize with Egas Moniz.
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- Age at death
- 92
- Would be
- 145
- Years since death
- 53
- Born
- March 17, 1881 · Frauenfeld, Switzerland
- Died
- August 12, 1973
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Known for
- Science, Scholarship
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