Science · Literature · 1877–1946
James Hopwood Jeans — Age & Birthday
Born: 11 September 1877 · Died: 16 September 1946 · Age at death: 69
How old was James Hopwood Jeans when he died?
James Hopwood Jeans died aged 69. He was born on 11 September 1877 and died on 16 September 1946.
British physicist and astronomer who popularised complex scientific concepts
Did you know?He was the first person to propose that matter is being continuously created throughout the universe.
Sir James Hopwood Jeans (11 September 1877 – 16 September 1946) was an English physicist, mathematician and an astronomer. He served as a secretary of the Royal Society from 1919 to 1929, and was the president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1925 to 1927, and won its Gold Medal.
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- Age at death
- 69
- Would be
- 149
- Years since death
- 80
- Born
- September 11, 1877 · Ormskirk, United Kingdom
- Died
- September 16, 1946
- Nationality
- British
- Known for
- Science, Literature
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