1879–1959
Owen Willans Richardson
British physicist
79years old at death
29,149days lived
70%of the people on this site died younger
Owen Willans Richardson was born on 26 April 1879 and died on 15 February 1959, aged 79 years and 295 days. That is 29,149 days in all.
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