August 18, 1919
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: Integrated Authority File
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Godfrey Hounsfield
English electrical engineer (1919–2004)
Godfrey Hounsfield has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists August 28, 1919 in Sutton on Trent, United Kingdom.
Born
August 28, 1919
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: August 12, 2004
- Birthplace
- Sutton on Trent, United Kingdom
- Professions
- physicist, engineer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: August 28, 1919 (global.britannica.com) or August 18, 1919 (Integrated Authority File).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Godfrey Hounsfield born?
Godfrey Hounsfield was born in Sutton on Trent, United Kingdom.
When did Godfrey Hounsfield die?
Godfrey Hounsfield died on August 12, 2004.