William English

Summary

William English is a human^[1]. He was born in Lexington^[2]. He was born on +1929-01-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in San Rafael^[4]. He died on +2020-07-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a computer engineer^[6] and engineer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Lexington^[2], William English…
• William English died in San Rafael^[4].
• William English was born on +1929-01-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William English died on +2020-07-26T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William English held citizenship in United States^[9].
• William English's professions included computer engineer^[6].
• William English worked as an engineer^[7].
• Among William English's employers was SRI International^[10].
• Among William English's employers was PARC^[11].
• Among William English's employers was Sun Microsystems^[12].
• William English received the ACM Software System Award^[13].
• William English's image is recorded as William English in 2008.jpg^[14].
• William English is recorded as male^[15].
• William English's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• William English's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6361678^[17].
• William English's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85093660^[18].
• The cause of death was respiratory failure^[19].
• William English's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04dtyh^[20].
• William English's family name is recorded as English^[21].
• William English's given name is recorded as William^[22].
• William English's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[23].
• William English's described by source is recorded as William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91^[24].
• William English's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/William-English^[25].
• William English's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bill'}^[26].
• William English's DBLP author ID is recorded as 143/8574^[27].

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Origins and Family

William English's place of birth was Lexington^[2]. He was born on +1929-01-27T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer engineer^[6] and engineer^[7]. Employers include SRI International^[10], a nonprofit organization^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1946^[30], headquartered in Menlo Park^[31]; PARC^[11], a business^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1970^[34], headquartered in Palo Alto^[35]; and Sun Microsystems^[12], a software company^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1982^[38], headquartered in Santa Clara^[39].

Recognition

William English received the ACM Software System Award^[13].

Death and Burial

William English died on +2020-07-26T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in San Rafael^[4]. The cause of death was respiratory failure^[19].

Why It Matters

William English ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was William English born?

William English was born in Lexington^[2].

Where did William English die?

William English passed away in San Rafael^[4].

What did William English do for work?

William English worked as computer engineer^[6] and engineer^[7].

What awards did William English receive?

Honors received include ACM Software System Award^[13].