William R. Corliss

American scientist
Person human Q8017198
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William R. Corliss

Summary

William R. Corliss is a human[1]. Born in Stamford[2], he… he was born on +1926-08-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2011-07-08T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William R. Corliss was born in Stamford[2].
  • William R. Corliss was born on +1926-08-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William R. Corliss died on +2011-07-08T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William R. Corliss held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William R. Corliss worked as a physicist[5].
  • William R. Corliss worked as a writer[6].
  • William R. Corliss was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[9].
  • William R. Corliss was educated at University of Colorado[10].
  • William R. Corliss was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[11].
  • William R. Corliss was influenced by Charles Fort[12].
  • William R. Corliss is recorded as male[13].
  • William R. Corliss's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William R. Corliss's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108914630[15].
  • William R. Corliss's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41914650[16].
  • William R. Corliss's GND ID is recorded as 1145363067[17].
  • William R. Corliss's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80057226[18].
  • William R. Corliss's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123483298[19].
  • William R. Corliss's IdRef ID is recorded as 032457073[20].
  • William R. Corliss's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00436657[21].
  • William R. Corliss's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/048h35[22].
  • William R. Corliss's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2014813018[23].
  • William R. Corliss's family name is recorded as Corliss[24].
  • William R. Corliss's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William R. Corliss's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000428495[26].
  • William R. Corliss's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 070203652[27].

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Origins and Family

William R. Corliss was born in Stamford[2]. He was born on +1926-08-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1824[30], headquartered in Troy[31] and University of Colorado[10], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in Denver[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[5] and writer[6].

Death and Burial

William R. Corliss died on +2011-07-08T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William R. Corliss ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was William R. Corliss born?

William R. Corliss was born in Stamford[2].

What did William R. Corliss do for work?

William R. Corliss worked as physicist[5] and writer[6].

Where did William R. Corliss go to school?

William R. Corliss was educated at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[9] and University of Colorado[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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