1869–1959
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Scottish physicist and meteorologist
90years old at death
33,145days lived
92%of the people on this site died younger
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was born on 14 February 1869 and died on 15 November 1959, aged 90 years and 274 days. That is 33,145 days in all.
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