William Wilson

British-American physicist (1887-1948)
Person human Q8020451
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William Wilson

Summary

William Wilson is a human[1]. He was born in England[2]. He was born on +1887-03-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1948-05-08T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in England[2], William Wilson…
  • William Wilson was born on +1887-03-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Wilson died on +1948-05-08T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Wilson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • William Wilson held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • William Wilson's professions included physicist[5].
  • Among William Wilson's employers was University of Toronto[9].
  • William Wilson was employed by North Carolina State University[10].
  • William Wilson was educated at University of Manchester[11].
  • William Wilson received the IEEE Medal of Honor[12].
  • William Wilson is recorded as male[13].
  • William Wilson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Wilson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108210393[15].
  • William Wilson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 160671496[16].
  • William Wilson's GND ID is recorded as 1033248193[17].
  • William Wilson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2010203256[18].
  • William Wilson's IdRef ID is recorded as 144568705[19].
  • William Wilson's Commons category is recorded as William Wilson (physicist)[20].
  • William Wilson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bmbpk2[21].
  • William Wilson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2433946A[22].
  • William Wilson's family name is recorded as Wilson[23].
  • William Wilson's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Wilson's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2004034020[25].
  • William Wilson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • William Wilson's Prabook ID is recorded as 1759964[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Wilson's place of birth was England[2]. He was born on +1887-03-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Wilson was educated at University of Manchester[11].

Career and Affiliations

William Wilson worked as a physicist[5]. Employers include University of Toronto[9], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1827[30], headquartered in Toronto[31] and North Carolina State University[10], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1887[34], headquartered in Raleigh[35].

Recognition

William Wilson received the IEEE Medal of Honor[12].

Death and Burial

William Wilson died on +1948-05-08T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

William Wilson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was William Wilson born?

William Wilson was born in England[2].

What did William Wilson do for work?

William Wilson worked as physicist[5].

Where did William Wilson go to school?

William Wilson was educated at University of Manchester[11].

What awards did William Wilson receive?

Honors received include IEEE Medal of Honor[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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