William Henry Bragg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Henry Bragg

British scientist

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1862

Place of Birth: Westward, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1942

Profession: physicist, mathematician, chemist, university teacher, crystallographer, lacrosse player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir William Henry Bragg (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was a British physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman who uniquely shared a Nobel Prize with his son Lawrence Bragg – the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics: "for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays".
The mineral Braggite is named after him and his son.
He was knighted in 1920.