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Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe Manor.

Born

January 4, 1643

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: March 31, 1727

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Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.

Birthplace: Woolsthorpe Manor, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth
Professions: mathematician, philosopher, mintmaster, astronomer, physicist, theoretical physicist, inventor, executive, university teacher, chemist, alchemist, politician, scientist, writer, theologian, polymath, astrologer
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of England

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January 4, 1643

Precision: day · Rank: normal

Source: GeneaStar
Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
Source: A Short History of Astronomy
Source: Internet Philosophy Ontology project
Source: biography.com
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Source: La France savante

in 1642

Precision: year · Rank: normal

Source: Biographisches Lexikon der Münzmeister und Wardeine, Stempelschneider und Medailleure

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Zodiac sign: Capricorn

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When was Isaac Newton born?

Isaac Newton has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe Manor.

How old was Isaac Newton when they died?

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.