Robert Bruce Merrifield
(1921-2006)

American biochemist – Robert Bruce Merrifield was born in Fort Worth (City and county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, United States) on July 15th, 1921 and died in Cresskill (Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States) on May 14th, 2006 at the age of 84. Today Robert Bruce Merrifield would be 102 years old.

Age

how old was Robert Bruce Merrifield when he died?

Robert Bruce Merrifield died in 2006 at the age of 84.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 15th, 1921 (Friday)
Place of Birth	Fort Worth City and county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Death Date	May 14th, 2006 (Sunday)
Death place	Cresskill Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Rooster 雞

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Robert Bruce Merrifield

Birthday

When was Robert Bruce Merrifield born?

Robert Bruce Merrifield was born on July 15th, 1921.

Death

When did Robert Bruce Merrifield die?

Robert Bruce Merrifield died on May 14th, 2006 at the age of 84 in Cresskill (Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States). Today Robert Bruce Merrifield would be 102 years old.