William Robinson

Summary

William Robinson is a human^[1]. He was born in Auckland^[2]. He was born on +1938-10-02T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Christchurch^[4]. He died on +2011-08-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an engineer^[6] and scientist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• William Robinson was born in Auckland^[2].
• William Robinson died in Christchurch^[4].
• William Robinson was born on +1938-10-02T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Robinson was born on +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z^[9].
• William Robinson died on +2011-08-17T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Robinson died on +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10].
• William Robinson held citizenship in New Zealand^[11].
• William Robinson's professions included engineer^[6].
• William Robinson worked as a scientist^[7].
• William Robinson's field of work was earthquake engineering^[12].
• William Robinson was employed by Scott Polar Research Institute^[13].
• William Robinson's education included a stint at University of Illinois system^[14].
• William Robinson was educated at University of Auckland^[15].
• William Robinson received the Rutherford Medal^[16].
• William Robinson received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[17].
• William Robinson received the Companion of the Queen's Service Order^[18].
• William Robinson received the Cooper Award^[19].
• William Robinson received the Hutton Medal^[20].
• William Robinson received the honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington^[21].
• William Robinson is recorded as male^[22].
• William Robinson's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• William Robinson supervised Jeff Tallon as a doctoral student^[24].
• William Robinson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110386013^[25].
• William Robinson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12388692^[26].
• William Robinson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87943259^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Robinson's place of birth was Auckland^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1938-10-02T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z^[9].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois system^[14], a state university system^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1867^[30], headquartered in Urbana^[31] and University of Auckland^[15], a public university^[32], in New Zealand^[33], founded in 1883^[34], headquartered in Auckland City^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[6] and scientist^[7]. William Robinson's field of work was earthquake engineering^[12]. He was employed by Scott Polar Research Institute^[13]. He supervised Jeff Tallon as a doctoral student^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Rutherford Medal^[16], a science award^[36], in New Zealand^[37], founded in 1991^[38]; Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[17]; Companion of the Queen's Service Order^[18], a grade of an order^[39], in New Zealand^[40]; Cooper Award^[19], a science award^[41], in New Zealand^[42], founded in 2017^[43]; Hutton Medal^[20], a science award^[44], in New Zealand^[45], founded in 1909^[46]; and honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington^[21], an award^[47], in New Zealand^[48].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2011-08-17T00:00:00Z^[5] and +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z^[10]. William Robinson died in Christchurch^[4].

Why It Matters

William Robinson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was William Robinson born?

Born in Auckland^[2], William Robinson…

Where did William Robinson die?

William Robinson passed away in Christchurch^[4].

What did William Robinson do for work?

William Robinson worked as engineer^[6] and scientist^[7].

Where did William Robinson go to school?

William Robinson was educated at University of Illinois system^[14] and University of Auckland^[15].

What awards did William Robinson receive?

Honors received include Rutherford Medal^[16], Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi^[17], Companion of the Queen's Service Order^[18], and Cooper Award^[19].