Maarten Schmidt
(1929-2022)

Dutch astronomer – Maarten Schmidt was born in Groningen (Capital city of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands) on December 28th, 1929 and died in Fresno (County seat of Fresno County, California, United States) on September 17th, 2022 at the age of 92. Today Maarten Schmidt would be 96 years old.

Age

how old was Maarten Schmidt when he died?

Maarten Schmidt died in 2022 at the age of 92.

Biographical data

Birthday	December 28th, 1929 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	Groningen Capital city of the province of Groningen, the Netherlands
Death Date	September 17th, 2022 (Saturday)
Death place	Fresno County seat of Fresno County, California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Capricorn (The Sea-Goat) ♑
Chinese Zodiac	Snake 蛇

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Maarten Schmidt

Birthday

When was Maarten Schmidt born?

Maarten Schmidt was born on December 28th, 1929.

Death

When did Maarten Schmidt die?

Maarten Schmidt died on September 17th, 2022 at the age of 92 in Fresno (County seat of Fresno County, California, United States). Today Maarten Schmidt would be 96 years old.