James Vaupel
James W. Vaupel | |
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| Born | May 2, 1945 New York City U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 2022 (aged 76) |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aging research, biodemography, demography |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Duke University |
| Thesis | Early death: a policy analysis of the prospects for saving lives (1977) |
James W. Vaupel (May 2, 1945 – March 27, 2022) 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.