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William D. Boyce

Businessman and founder of Scouting in America (1858-1929)
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William D. Boyce
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 16, 1858
Date of death
June 11, 1929
Place of birth
Plum Township
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
entrepreneur, publisher, journalist, writer
Member of political party
Republican Party[13]
Award received
Silver Buffalo Award[11]
Different from
William Boyce[17]
Family name
Boyce[14]
Given name
William, Dickson[15][16]
Place of burial
Ottawa Avenue Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en William D. Boyce en William Dickson Boyce en William Dickson " WD " Boyce ar ويليام د. بويس de William Dickson Boyce es William Dickson id William Dickson Boyce ja ウィリアム・ディクソン・ボイス ko 윌리엄 딕슨 보이스 ko 윌리엄 D. 보이스 pl William Dickson Boyce pt William Boyce zh 威廉·D·柏易斯
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000080255863
VIAF cluster ID
121611757
Library of Congress authority ID
no2010090162
GND ID
1390512096
CONOR.SI ID
84687459
FAST ID
1956316
Find a Grave memorial ID
2572
Freebase ID
/m/02_8zj
Geni.com profile ID
6000000017538150810
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
080240992
Notable Names Database ID
591/000207967
Open Library ID
OL6980434A
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
172242
SBN author ID
TSAV613333
WikiTree person ID
Boyce-1499
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbM6FtMYKYxJVYKqp3PcP

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, journalist, entrepreneur, publisher
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Founded entities 1
Scouting America
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Place of death 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William D. Boyce was born on June 16, 1858[1], in Plum Township[2]. He died on June 11, 1929[3], in Chicago[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], publisher[6], journalist[7], and writer[8].

FAQs

Where was William D. Boyce born?

William D. Boyce was born in Plum Township[2].

Where did William D. Boyce die?

William D. Boyce passed away in Chicago[4].

What did William D. Boyce do for work?

William D. Boyce worked as an entrepreneur[5], publisher[6], journalist[7], and writer[8].

What awards did William D. Boyce receive?

Honors received include Silver Buffalo Award[11].

Related Entities

entrepreneur United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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