William B. Kouwenhoven

American electrical engineer (1886–1975)
Person human Q1589796
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William B. Kouwenhoven

Summary

William B. Kouwenhoven is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1886-01-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Baltimore[4]. He died on +1975-11-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an inventor[6], university teacher[7], and engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], William B. Kouwenhoven…
  • William B. Kouwenhoven passed away in Baltimore[4].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven was born on +1886-01-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven died on +1975-11-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's professions included inventor[6].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven worked as a university teacher[7].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven worked as an engineer[8].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven was employed by Johns Hopkins University[11].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's education included a stint at New York University Tandon School of Engineering[12].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven received the Edison Medal[13].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven received the AMA Scientific Achievement Award[14].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven received the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[15].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven received the IEEE Fellow[16].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[17].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's image is recorded as William B. Kouwenhoven.jpg[18].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven is recorded as male[19].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077366239[21].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51503904[22].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's GND ID is recorded as 125261314[23].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008092907[24].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's Commons category is recorded as William B. Kouwenhoven[25].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02x1p4q[26].
  • William B. Kouwenhoven's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7093958A[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], William B. Kouwenhoven… he was born on +1886-01-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William B. Kouwenhoven's education included a stint at New York University Tandon School of Engineering[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor[6], university teacher[7], and engineer[8]. William B. Kouwenhoven was employed by Johns Hopkins University[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Edison Medal[13], a science award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1904[30]; AMA Scientific Achievement Award[14], a science award[31], in United States[32]; Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[15], a biomedical award[33], in United States[34]; and IEEE Fellow[16], a science award[35].

Death and Burial

William B. Kouwenhoven died on +1975-11-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Baltimore[4].

Why It Matters

William B. Kouwenhoven ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was William B. Kouwenhoven born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], William B. Kouwenhoven…

Where did William B. Kouwenhoven die?

William B. Kouwenhoven died in Baltimore[4].

What did William B. Kouwenhoven do for work?

William B. Kouwenhoven worked as inventor[6], university teacher[7], and engineer[8].

Where did William B. Kouwenhoven go to school?

William B. Kouwenhoven was educated at New York University Tandon School of Engineering[12].

What awards did William B. Kouwenhoven receive?

Honors received include Edison Medal[13], AMA Scientific Achievement Award[14], Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award[15], and IEEE Fellow[16].

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  14. [15] . laskerfoundation.org. laskerfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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