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Swiss physicist.

Born January 28th, 1884 in Basel.

Died March 24th, 1962 at 78 years old in Lausanne (myocardial infarction).

Occupations
Privatdozent, balloonist, explorer, physicist, university teacher
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson