William John Macquorn Rankine
(1820-1872)

William Rankine 1870s William John Macquorn Rankine Foto: Thomas Annan (1829-1887) / Public Domain

Civil engineer – William John Macquorn Rankine was born in Edinburgh (Capital city of Scotland, UK) on July 5th, 1820 and died in Glasgow (City in Scotland, United Kingdom) on December 24th, 1872 at the age of 52. Today William John Macquorn Rankine would be 203 years old.

Age

how old was William John Macquorn Rankine when he died?

William John Macquorn Rankine died in 1872 at the age of 52.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 5th, 1820 (Wednesday)
Place of Birth	Edinburgh Capital city of Scotland, UK
Death Date	December 24th, 1872 (Tuesday)
Death place	Glasgow City in Scotland, United Kingdom
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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William John Macquorn Rankine

Birthday

When was William John Macquorn Rankine born?

William John Macquorn Rankine was born on July 5th, 1820.

Death

When did William John Macquorn Rankine die?

William John Macquorn Rankine died on December 24th, 1872 at the age of 52 in Glasgow (City in Scotland, United Kingdom). Today William John Macquorn Rankine would be 203 years old.