1773–1829
Thomas Young
English polymath
55years old at death
20,419days lived
23%of the people on this site died younger
Thomas Young was born on 13 June 1773 and died on 10 May 1829, aged 55 years and 331 days. That is 20,419 days in all.
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- James Clerk MaxwellScottish physicist · 1831–187948 yrs
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