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My Take
De Grey is a figure I can't dismiss even when his claims sound outrageous. Before the longevity crusade he did real mathematics, contributing to the Hadwiger–Nelson problem and winning a prize for it, so the mind is genuine, not crankery. His thesis that aging should be treated as an engineering problem to be ended provokes eye-rolls, and maybe he's wrong. But I've always believed progress needs people willing to insult consensus, and that wizard's beard fronts exactly such a provocateur. Whether or not the science delivers, I admire the nerve to wager a whole career on humanity's most stubborn certainty.
Overview
Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey (; born 20 April 1963) is an English biomedical gerontologist. He is the author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging (1999) and co-author of Ending Aging (2007). De Grey is known for his view that medical technology may enable human beings alive today not to die from age-related causes.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Aubrey de Grey
- Name (Japanese)
- オーブリー・デ・グレイ
- Reading
- おーぶりー・で・ぐれい
- Born
- April 20, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- gerontologist / computer scientist / writer / anti-aging practitioner and activist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- David P. Robbins Prize
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Hadwiger–Nelson problem | — | |
| Notable work | Ending Aging | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.