1882–1970
Max Born
German-Jewish physicist and mathematician
87years old at death
31,801days lived
86%of the people on this site died younger
Max Born was born on 11 December 1882 and died on 5 January 1970, aged 87 years and 25 days. That is 31,801 days in all.
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