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The oldest living academics
The oldest living academics — the longest-running careers in the field.
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Alan Greenspan
Academics100born 1926 - 5
Montserrat Torrent
Academics100born 1926 - 6
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Jean-Pierre Serre
Academics99born 1926 - 7
Hermann Lübbe
Academics99born 1926 - 8
Vernon L. SmithAcademics99born 1927 - 9
Thomas Noguchi
Academics99born 1927 - 10JBJoan BirmanAcademics99born 1927
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Emilio LledóAcademics98born 1927 - 12WGWalter GautschiAcademics98born 1927
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Archbishop Dimitrios of AmericaAcademics98born 1928 - 14
Friedrich WetterAcademics98born 1928 - 15
Lennart Carleson
Academics98born 1928 - 16SOSamuel O. Freedman
Academics98born 1928 - 17
Ray HymanAcademics98born 1928 - 18MDMihajlo D. MesarovicAcademics98born 1928
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Ray MarshallAcademics97born 1928 - 20
Otto F. KernbergAcademics97born 1928 - 21
Federico Kauffmann DoigAcademics97born 1928 - 22
Elizabeth F. NeufeldAcademics97born 1928 - 23
Mary TsingouAcademics97born 1928 - 24
Noam ChomskyAcademics97born 1928 - 25
Walter BrandmüllerAcademics97born 1929
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