1825–1907
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
British physicist and engineer
82years old at death
30,123days lived
76%of the people on this site died younger
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was born on 26 June 1825 and died on 17 December 1907, aged 82 years and 174 days. That is 30,123 days in all.
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