John McCarthy
(1927-2011)

American computer scientist and cognitive scientist – John McCarthy was born in Boston (Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States) on September 4th, 1927 and died in Stanford (Census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States) on October 24th, 2011 at the age of 84. Today John McCarthy would be 96 years old.

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Age

how old was John McCarthy when he died?

John McCarthy died in 2011 at the age of 84.

Biographical data

Birthday	September 4th, 1927 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	Boston Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
Death Date	October 24th, 2011 (Monday)
Death place	Stanford Census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Virgo (The Maiden) ♍
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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John McCarthy

Birthday

When was John McCarthy born?

John McCarthy was born on September 4th, 1927.

Death

When did John McCarthy die?

John McCarthy died on October 24th, 2011 at the age of 84 in Stanford (Census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States). Today John McCarthy would be 96 years old.