1862–1942
William Henry Bragg
British scientist
79years old at death
29,107days lived
70%of the people on this site died younger
William Henry Bragg was born on 2 July 1862 and died on 12 March 1942, aged 79 years and 253 days. That is 29,107 days in all.
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