1818–1889
James Prescott Joule
English physicist and brewer
70years old at death
25,859days lived
52%of the people on this site died younger
James Prescott Joule was born on 24 December 1818 and died on 11 October 1889, aged 70 years and 291 days. That is 25,859 days in all.
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