Marvin Minsky
(1927-2016)

American cognitive scientist (1927-2016) – Marvin Minsky was born in New York City (Most populous city in the United States) on August 9th, 1927 and died in Boston (Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States) on January 24th, 2016 at the age of 88. Today Marvin Minsky would be 96 years old.

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Age

how old was Marvin Minsky when he died?

Marvin Minsky died in 2016 at the age of 88.

Biographical data

Birthday	August 9th, 1927 (Tuesday)
Place of Birth	New York City Most populous city in the United States
Death Date	January 24th, 2016 (Sunday)
Death place	Boston Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Leo (The Lion) ♌
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Marvin Minsky

Birthday

When was Marvin Minsky born?

Marvin Minsky was born on August 9th, 1927.

Death

When did Marvin Minsky die?

Marvin Minsky died on January 24th, 2016 at the age of 88 in Boston (Capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States). Today Marvin Minsky would be 96 years old.