James Vaupel

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American demographer (1945-2022)

United States AcademicsLived 1945 to 2022 · aged 76

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James Walton Vaupel was an American scientist in the fields of aging research, biodemography, and formal demography.

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2021Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog

2003Longevity Prize

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David BarkerAlso won Longevity Prize Tom KirkwoodAlso won Longevity Prize

Linda PartridgeAlso won Longevity Prize Paul BaltesAlso won Longevity Prize

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James Walton Vaupel was an American scientist in the fields of aging research, biodemography, and formal demography. He was instrumental in developing and advancing the idea of the plasticity of longevity, and pioneered research on the heterogeneity of mortality risks and on the deceleration of death rates at the highest ages.

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