1924–2021
Antony Hewish
English physicist and radio astronomer
97years old at death
35,554days lived
98%of the people on this site died younger
Antony Hewish was born on 11 May 1924 and died on 13 September 2021, aged 97 years and 125 days. That is 35,554 days in all.
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