Thomas Young
Polymath
Thomas Young FRS was a British polymath who made notable contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology. He was instrumental in the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs,... Wikipedia
Born: June 13, 1773, Milverton, United Kingdom
Died: May 10, 1829 (age 55 years), London, United Kingdom
Education: University of Edinburgh Queens Medical Research Institute (1794–1795), University of Cambridge, University of Göttingen, and more
Spouse: Eliza Maxwell (m. 1804–1829)
Parents: Thomas Young Sr. and Sarah Davis
Fields: Physics; Physiology; Egyptology