William H. Donaldson

Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Person human Q8010383
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William H. Donaldson

Summary

William H. Donaldson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Buffalo[2]. He was born on +1931-06-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2024-06-12T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], politician[6], and businessperson[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William H. Donaldson's place of birth was Buffalo[2].
  • William H. Donaldson was born on +1931-06-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William H. Donaldson died on +2024-06-12T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William H. Donaldson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William H. Donaldson worked as a university teacher[5].
  • William H. Donaldson's professions included politician[6].
  • William H. Donaldson worked as a businessperson[7].
  • William H. Donaldson held the position of Member of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission[10].
  • William H. Donaldson was educated at Yale University[11].
  • William H. Donaldson's education included a stint at Harvard Business School[12].
  • William H. Donaldson's education included a stint at Harvard University[13].
  • William H. Donaldson's education included a stint at Nichols School[14].
  • William H. Donaldson's image is recorded as William Henry Donaldson.jpg[15].
  • William H. Donaldson is recorded as male[16].
  • William H. Donaldson's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William H. Donaldson was affiliated with the Republican Party[18].
  • William H. Donaldson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000045399802[19].
  • William H. Donaldson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 199129963[20].
  • William H. Donaldson's GND ID is recorded as 171904664[21].
  • William H. Donaldson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004011299[22].
  • William H. Donaldson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03z5p3[23].
  • William H. Donaldson's family name is recorded as Donaldson[24].
  • William H. Donaldson's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William H. Donaldson's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 041/000031945[26].
  • William H. Donaldson's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004[27].

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Origins and Family

William H. Donaldson was born in Buffalo[2]. He was born on +1931-06-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1701[30], headquartered in New Haven[31]; Harvard Business School[12], a business school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1908[34], headquartered in Boston[35]; Harvard University[13], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1636[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]; and Nichols School[14], a school[40], in United States[41], founded in 1892[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[5], politician[6], and businessperson[7]. William H. Donaldson held the position of Member of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission[10].

Personal Life

William H. Donaldson was affiliated with the Republican Party[18].

Death and Burial

William H. Donaldson died on +2024-06-12T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William H. Donaldson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was William H. Donaldson born?

Born in Buffalo[2], William H. Donaldson…

What did William H. Donaldson do for work?

William H. Donaldson worked as university teacher[5], politician[6], and businessperson[7].

Where did William H. Donaldson go to school?

William H. Donaldson was educated at Yale University[11], Harvard Business School[12], Harvard University[13], and Nichols School[14].

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  10. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Davos 2004 List of Participants. wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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