1842–1910
William James
American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist
68years old at death
25,063days lived
47%of the people on this site died younger
William James was born on 11 January 1842 and died on 26 August 1910, aged 68 years and 227 days. That is 25,063 days in all.
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