William Wright
(1830-1889)

William Wright orientalist bust Bust of William Wright, orientalist, 1830–1889 Foto: John Hutchinson (1 June 1832 – 23 May 1910)[1] / CC BY-SA 4.0

British orientalist and professor (1830–1889) – William Wright was born in Bengal (Historical and geographical region in the east region of the Indian subcontinent) on January 17th, 1830 and died in Cambridge (City in Cambridgeshire, England) on May 22nd, 1889 at the age of 59. Today William Wright would be 194 years old.

Age

how old was William Wright when he died?

William Wright died in 1889 at the age of 59.

Biographical data

Birthday	January 17th, 1830 (Sunday)
Place of Birth	Bengal Historical and geographical region in the east region of the Indian subcontinent
Death Date	May 22nd, 1889 (Wednesday)
Death place	Cambridge City in Cambridgeshire, England
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Capricorn (The Sea-Goat) ♑
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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William Wright

Birthday

When was William Wright born?

William Wright was born on January 17th, 1830.

Death

When did William Wright die?

William Wright died on May 22nd, 1889 at the age of 59 in Cambridge (City in Cambridgeshire, England). Today William Wright would be 194 years old.