William Hammond Wright
(1871-1959)

American astronomer (1871-1959) – William Hammond Wright was born in San Francisco (Consolidated city and county in California, United States) on November 4th, 1871 and died in San Jose (County seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States) on May 16th, 1959 at the age of 87. Today William Hammond Wright would be 152 years old.

Age

how old was William Hammond Wright when he died?

William Hammond Wright died in 1959 at the age of 87.

Biographical data

Birthday	November 4th, 1871 (Saturday)
Place of Birth	San Francisco Consolidated city and county in California, United States
Death Date	May 16th, 1959 (Saturday)
Death place	San Jose County seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Scorpio (The Scorpion) ♏
Chinese Zodiac	Goat 羊

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William Hammond Wright

Birthday

When was William Hammond Wright born?

William Hammond Wright was born on November 4th, 1871.

Death

When did William Hammond Wright die?

William Hammond Wright died on May 16th, 1959 at the age of 87 in San Jose (County seat of Santa Clara County, California, United States). Today William Hammond Wright would be 152 years old.