William E. Burrows

American academic and science writer (1937–2024)
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William E. Burrows

Summary

William E. Burrows is a human[1]. Born in Harrisburg[2], he… he was born on +1937-03-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Bridgeport[4]. He died on +2024-06-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6] and academic[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Harrisburg[2], William E. Burrows…
  • William E. Burrows died in Bridgeport[4].
  • William E. Burrows was born on +1937-03-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William E. Burrows died on +2024-06-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William E. Burrows held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William E. Burrows worked as a writer[6].
  • William E. Burrows worked as an academic[7].
  • William E. Burrows's field of work was science journalism[10].
  • William E. Burrows's field of work was journalism[11].
  • William E. Burrows held the position of professor emeritus[12].
  • William E. Burrows was educated at Columbia University[13].
  • William E. Burrows is recorded as male[14].
  • William E. Burrows's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William E. Burrows's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68209208[16].
  • William E. Burrows's GND ID is recorded as 1218263210[17].
  • William E. Burrows's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97017769[18].
  • William E. Burrows's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05vh2sh[19].
  • William E. Burrows's family name is recorded as Burrows[20].
  • William E. Burrows's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William E. Burrows's C-SPAN person string ID is recorded as 57361[22].
  • William E. Burrows's Prabook ID is recorded as 573087[23].
  • William E. Burrows's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NYU Faculty Name Identifiers (PCC URIs in MARC Pilot and PCC Wikidata Pilot Project)[24].
  • William E. Burrows's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikiproject Smithsonian Libraries and Archives/NASM ALM[25].
  • William E. Burrows's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007292080805171[26].
  • William E. Burrows's C-SPAN person numeric ID is recorded as 57361[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William E. Burrows was born in Harrisburg[2]. He was born on +1937-03-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William E. Burrows's education included a stint at Columbia University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and academic[7]. Fields of work include science journalism[10], a journalism genre[28] and journalism[11], an industry[29]. William E. Burrows held the position of professor emeritus[12].

Death and Burial

William E. Burrows died on +2024-06-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bridgeport[4].

Why It Matters

William E. Burrows ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William E. Burrows born?

William E. Burrows's place of birth was Harrisburg[2].

Where did William E. Burrows die?

William E. Burrows passed away in Bridgeport[4].

What did William E. Burrows do for work?

William E. Burrows worked as writer[6] and academic[7].

Where did William E. Burrows go to school?

William E. Burrows was educated at Columbia University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . journalism.nyu.edu. Retrieved . journalism.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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