Friedrich Miescher
(1844-1895)

Swiss biochemist (1844-1895) – Friedrich Miescher was born in Basel (City on the Rhine, in Switzerland) on August 13th, 1844 and died in Davos (Municipality in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland) on August 26th, 1895 at the age of 51. Today Friedrich Miescher would be 179 years old.

Age

how old was Friedrich Miescher when he died?

Friedrich Miescher died in 1895 at the age of 51.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 13th, 1844 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	Basel City on the Rhine, in Switzerland
Death Date	August 26th, 1895 (Monday)
Death place	Davos Municipality in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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Friedrich Miescher

Birthday

When was Friedrich Miescher born?

Friedrich Miescher was born on August 13th, 1844.

Death

When did Friedrich Miescher die?

Friedrich Miescher died on August 26th, 1895 at the age of 51 in Davos (Municipality in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland). Today Friedrich Miescher would be 179 years old.