Harlow Shapley was born on November 2, 1885.

Harlow Shapley was born on November 2, 1885.

Harlow Shapley died on October 20, 1972 at the age of 86.

Harlow Shapley was born on November 2, 1885 and died on October 20, 1972. Harlow Shapley would have been 86 years old at the time of death or 129 years old today.

Not quite. There was a school in ridgefield CT name The Shapley School that was named after Dr. Harlow Shapley's son, Carl Shapley. Carl Shapley was the headmaster. A very strange little school that I attended for one year in the 1960s. I think the scholl lasted about 5 or 6 years. Pardon the typos!