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I was fortunate to find an extraordinary mathematics and applied mathematics program in Toronto.

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Walter Kohn
Age: 93 †
Born: 1923
Born: March 9
Died: 2016
Died: April 19
Chemist
Physicist
University Teacher
Vienna
Austria
Toronto
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