Maria Goeppert Mayer
(1906-1972)

German-born American theoretical physicist (1906-1972) – Maria Goeppert Mayer was born in Katowice (City in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland) on June 28th, 1906 and died in San Diego (City in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California) on February 20th, 1972 at the age of 65. Today Maria Goeppert Mayer would be 117 years old.

Age

how old was Maria Goeppert Mayer when he died?

Maria Goeppert Mayer died in 1972 at the age of 65.

Biographical data

Birthday	June 28th, 1906 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Katowice City in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Death Date	February 20th, 1972 (Sunday)
Death place	San Diego City in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Horse 馬

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Maria Goeppert Mayer

Birthday

When was Maria Goeppert Mayer born?

Maria Goeppert Mayer was born on June 28th, 1906.

Death

When did Maria Goeppert Mayer die?

Maria Goeppert Mayer died on February 20th, 1972 at the age of 65 in San Diego (City in San Diego County, California, United States; second-largest city in California). Today Maria Goeppert Mayer would be 117 years old.