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Walter Rudolf Hess Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Walter Rudolf Hess Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Walter Rudolf Hess Facts

Full NameWalter Rudolf Hess
BirthdateMarch 17, 1881
Birth PlaceSwitzerland
Age (in 2024)143 Years Old
ZodiacPisces
OccupationDoctor

Walter Rudolf Hess Age & Birthday

Walter Rudolf Hess is best known as Doctor who has born on March 17, 1881 in Switzerland. Currently, Walter Rudolf Hess is 143 years, 8 months and 25 days old. Walter Rudolf Hess will celebrate 144th birthday on Monday, 17th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Walter Rudolf Hess upcoming birthday.

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Walter Rudolf Hess Biography

About

Nobel Prize-winning physiologist who mapped the parts of the brain responsible for the control of different organs. In 1932, he received the Marcel Benoist Prize.

Before Fame

He studied medicine at the University of Zurich and subsequently opened a private ophthalmology practice.

Trivia

He served as Director of the University of Zurich's Physiological Institutefrom 1917 to 1951.

Family Life

He married Louise Sandmeier, with whom he had a daughter, Gertrud, and a son, Rudolf.

Associated With

He and fellow scientist Egas Moniz were dual recipients of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Moniz was honored for his development of the now-infamous lobotomy procedure.

Top Asked Questions about Walter Rudolf Hess

How old is Walter Rudolf Hess in 2024?

Walter Rudolf Hess is 143 years old today.

When was Walter Rudolf Hess born?

Walter Rudolf Hess was born on March 17, 1881 in Switzerland.

What is Walter Rudolf Hess zodiac sign?

Walter Rudolf Hess zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Walter Rudolf Hess best known for?

Walter Rudolf Hess was best known as Doctor.

Fun Facts about Walter Rudolf Hess's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Walter Rudolf Hess's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

  • Walter Rudolf Hess was born on Thursday, 76th day / 11th week of 1881
  • Walter Rudolf Hess has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Walter Rudolf Hess birthday is XVII.III.MDCCCLXXXI
  • Walter Rudolf Hess's birthstone is Aquamarine
  • Walter Rudolf Hess's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
  • Walter Rudolf Hess age in year is 143 years old
  • Walter Rudolf Hess age in month is 1724 months old
  • Walter Rudolf Hess age in day is 52499 days old
  • Walter Rudolf Hess age in hour is 1259976 hours old
  • Walter Rudolf Hess age in minute is 75598560 minutes old
  • Walter Rudolf Hess age in second is 4535913600 seconds old
  • Next Walter Rudolf Hess birthday is on Monday, March 17th 2025
  • Walter Rudolf Hess age in next birthday (2025) is 144 years old

Historical Events on Walter Rudolf Hess Birthday (March 17)

Below are historical events that coincided with Walter Rudolf Hess's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

YearEvent
1963Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
1966Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.
1968As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.
1969Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
1973The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
1979The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
1985Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
1988A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.
1988Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.
1992Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
1992A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
2000Five hundred and thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.
2003Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
2004Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Serbia are destroyed.
2016Rojava conflict: At a conference in Rmelan, the Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
1987The birth of Emmanuel Sanders, American football player
1988The birth of Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer
1988The birth of Fraser Forster, English footballer
1988The birth of Grimes, Canadian artist, musician and music video director
1988The birth of Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player
1989The birth of Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
1990The birth of Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter and musician
1990The birth of Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
1991The birth of Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player
1992The birth of Patrick Cantlay, American golfer
1992The birth of John Boyega, English actor
1993The birth of Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer
1994The birth of Dean Britt, Australian rugby league player
1995The birth of Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player
1997The birth of Katie Ledecky, American swimmer
2011The death of Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (b. 1925)
2012The death of Shenouda III, pope of Alexandria (b. 1923)
2012The death of Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
2013The death of William B. Caldwell III, American general (b. 1925)
2013The death of Lawrence Fuchs, American scholar and academic (b. 1927)
2013The death of A.B.C. Whipple, American journalist and historian (b. 1918)
2014The death of Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)
2014The death of Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
2014The death of Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910)
2015The death of Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)
2016The death of Meir Dagan, Israeli general (b. 1945)
2016The death of Zoltán Kamondi, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960)
2018The death of Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian (b. 1954)
2018The death of Phan Văn Khải, the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1933)
2021The death of John Magufuli, the fifth President of Tanzania (b. 1959)

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