Science · Technology · 1891–1957
Walther Bothe — Age & Birthday
Born: 8 January 1891 · Died: 8 February 1957 · Age at death: 66
How old was Walther Bothe when he died?
Walther Bothe died aged 66. He was born on 8 January 1891 and died on 8 February 1957.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed the coincidence method
Did you know?He spent time as a prisoner of war in Russia during the First World War, where he learned the language and studied mathematics.
Walther Wilhelm Georg Bothe (German:; 8 January 1891 – 8 February 1957) was a German experimental physicist who shared the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics with Max Born "for the coincidence method and his discoveries made therewith." Bothe served in the military during World War I from 1914, and he was a prisoner of war…
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- Age at death
- 66
- Would be
- 135
- Years since death
- 69
- Born
- January 8, 1891 · Oranienburg, Germany
- Died
- February 8, 1957
- Nationality
- German
- Known for
- Science, Technology
Family
- Spouse
- Barbara Below
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- Would-be age todayWalther Bothe would be 135 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
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