William L. Root

American information theorist (1919–2007)
Person human Q8014766
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Summary

William L. Root was born on January 1, 1919[1], in Des Moines[2]. He died on April 22, 2007[3]. He worked as a military officer[4], mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: October 6, 1919[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Employer: University of Michigan[12]
  • Educated at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], Iowa State University[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: Warren Ambrose[15]
  • Award received: IEEE Fellow[16], Claude E. Shannon Award[17]
  • Member of: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Doctoral student: Stuart Carl Schwartz[20], Demetrios Serakos[21], Glenn Karl Heitman[22], Mohammad Mobed[23], Philip Fiske[24], Keith Russell Keith Raney[25]
  • Military branch: United States Marine Corps[26]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[27]
  • Family name: Root (surname)[28]
  • Given name: William[29], Lucas[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[31]

Why It Matters

William L. Root is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was William L. Root born?

William L. Root's place of birth was Des Moines[2].

What did William L. Root do for work?

William L. Root worked as a military officer[4], mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did William L. Root go to school?

William L. Root was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13] and Iowa State University[14].

What awards did William L. Root receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[16] and Claude E. Shannon Award[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . ieeexplore.ieee.org. ieeexplore.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . ieeexplore.ieee.org. ieeexplore.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . itsoc.org. itsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 9w ago · Delirium · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → William, Lucas
    Family name → Root (surname)
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