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William Standish Knowles

American chemist (1917–2012)
Person human Q110947

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
June 1, 1917
Date of death
June 13, 2012
Place of birth
Taunton
Place of death
Chesterfield
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
chemist, researcher
Employer
Monsanto[10]
Field of work
chemistry[9]
Educated at
Berkshire School, Harvard University, Columbia University, Phillips Academy[11][12][13][14]
Award received
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemical Pioneer Award, ACS Award for Creative Invention[16][17][18]
Mother
Alice Pierce Knowles (Tiffany)[7]
Doctoral advisor
Robert Elderfield[15]
Cause of death
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Family name
Knowles[28]
Given name
William[29]
Interested in
chemistry[33]
Manner of death
natural causes[30]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, European Academy of Sciences[19][20]
Name in native language
William Standish Knowles[32]
P14541
3ClGo9
Residence
Taunton, Jackson Hole, Dayton, St. Louis, New Bedford[23][24][25][26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000398646207
VIAF cluster ID
264147133
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Academic Tree ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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De Agostini ID
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Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
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Show all 45 identifiers +33
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2672683
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Lex ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NE.se ID
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Nobel Laureate API ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
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Scopus author ID
7006140458
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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Treccani ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
william-standish-knowles
WikiKids ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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🔗 Connections
Residence 5
St. Louis, Dayton, New Bedford, Taunton, Jackson Hole
Educated at 3
Harvard University, Columbia University, Phillips Academy
Award received 2
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemical Pioneer Award
Occupation 2
chemist, researcher
Cause of death 1
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Robert Elderfield
Doctoral advisors 1
Robert Elderfield
Employer 1
Monsanto
Field of work 1
chemistry
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
chemistry
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Place of birth 1
Taunton
Place of death 1
Chesterfield
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Clamerey
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Summary

William Standish Knowles was born on June 1, 1917[1], in Taunton[2]. He died on June 13, 2012[3], in Chesterfield[4]. He worked as a chemist[5] and researcher[6].

FAQs

Where was William Standish Knowles born?

William Standish Knowles's place of birth was Taunton[2].

Where did William Standish Knowles die?

William Standish Knowles passed away in Chesterfield[4].

Who were William Standish Knowles's parents?

William Standish Knowles's mother was Alice Pierce Knowles (Tiffany)[7].

What did William Standish Knowles do for work?

William Standish Knowles worked as a chemist[5] and researcher[6].

Where did William Standish Knowles go to school?

William Standish Knowles was educated at Berkshire School[11], Harvard University[12], Columbia University[13], and Phillips Academy[14].

What awards did William Standish Knowles receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry[16], Chemical Pioneer Award[17], and ACS Award for Creative Invention[18].

Related Entities

chemistry Monsanto United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . nobelprize.org. Retrieved . nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . theaic.org. Retrieved . theaic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . acs.org. Retrieved . acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . eurasc.eu. Retrieved . eurasc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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