1831–1879
James Clerk Maxwell
Scottish physicist
48years old at death
17,677days lived
14%of the people on this site died younger
James Clerk Maxwell was born on 13 June 1831 and died on 5 November 1879, aged 48 years and 145 days. That is 17,677 days in all.
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- Karel ČapekCzech writer · 1890–193848 yrs
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Also born on 13 June
- William Butler YeatsIrish poet and playwright · 1865–193973 yrs
- Fernando PessoaPortuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935); creator of the heteronymic system including Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, Álvaro de Campos, and Bernardo Soares · 1888–193547 yrs
- John Forbes NashAmerican mathematician and economist · 1928–201586 yrs
- Thomas YoungEnglish polymath · 1773–182955 yrs
- Luis Walter AlvarezAmerican experimental physicist, inventor, and professor · 1911–198877 yrs
- Patrice de MacMahonThird President of the French Republic · 1808–189385 yrs
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