John Archibald Wheeler
(1911-2008)

John Archibald Wheeler 1985 together with John Archibald Wheeler in front of lake in Holstein before the Hermann Weyl-Conference 1985 in Kiel, Germany Foto: Emielke / CC BY-SA 3.0

American physicist – John Archibald Wheeler was born in Jacksonville (City in Florida, United States) on July 9th, 1911 and died in Hightstown (Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States) on April 13th, 2008 at the age of 96. Today John Archibald Wheeler would be 112 years old.

Age

how old was John Archibald Wheeler when he died?

John Archibald Wheeler died in 2008 at the age of 96.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 9th, 1911 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	Jacksonville City in Florida, United States
Death Date	April 13th, 2008 (Sunday)
Death place	Hightstown Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Pig 豬

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John Archibald Wheeler

Birthday

When was John Archibald Wheeler born?

John Archibald Wheeler was born on July 9th, 1911.

Death

When did John Archibald Wheeler die?

John Archibald Wheeler died on April 13th, 2008 at the age of 96 in Hightstown (Borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States). Today John Archibald Wheeler would be 112 years old.