William Boeing

Summary

William Boeing is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Detroit^[2]. He was born on +1881-10-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Puget Sound^[4]. He died on +1956-09-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an entrepreneur^[6], businessperson^[7], engineer^[8], and aircraft pilot^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month, #6,620 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Detroit^[2], William Boeing…
• William Boeing passed away in Puget Sound^[4].
• William Boeing was born on +1881-10-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Boeing died on +1956-09-28T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Boeing's father was Wilhelm Böing^[11].
• A child of William Boeing was William E. Boeing Jr.^[12].
• William Boeing held citizenship in United States^[13].
• William Boeing worked as an entrepreneur^[6].
• William Boeing worked as a businessperson^[7].
• William Boeing worked as an engineer^[8].
• William Boeing worked as an aircraft pilot^[9].
• William Boeing was educated at Yale University^[14].
• William Boeing was educated at Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science^[15].
• William Boeing was educated at Sheffield Scientific School^[16].
• William Boeing received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal^[17].
• William Boeing received the National Aviation Hall of Fame^[18].
• William Boeing's image is recorded as William Boeing.jpg^[19].
• William Boeing is recorded as male^[20].
• William Boeing's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• William Boeing's signature is recorded as William Boeing signature.svg^[22].
• William Boeing's ISNI is recorded as 0000000026060627^[23].
• William Boeing's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8534969^[24].
• William Boeing's GND ID is recorded as 131997106^[25].
• William Boeing's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87837425^[26].
• William Boeing's IdRef ID is recorded as 181022486^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Boeing's place of birth was Detroit^[2]. He was born on +1881-10-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Wilhelm Böing^[11].

Education

Educated at Yale University^[14], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1701^[30], headquartered in New Haven^[31]; Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science^[15], an academic institution^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1852^[34]; and Sheffield Scientific School^[16], a college^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1847^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur^[6], businessperson^[7], engineer^[8], and aircraft pilot^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Daniel Guggenheim Medal^[17], a science award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1928^[40] and National Aviation Hall of Fame^[18], an aviation museum^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1962^[43].

Personal Life

A child of William Boeing was William E. Boeing Jr.^[12].

Death and Burial

William Boeing died on +1956-09-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Puget Sound^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[44].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Boeing include Boeing^[45], a public company^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1916^[48], headquartered in Seattle^[49] and Boeing Commercial Airplanes^[50], a business^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1997^[53], headquartered in Chicago^[54].

Why It Matters

William Boeing ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month, #6,620 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for him include Boeing^[45], a public company^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1916^[48], headquartered in Seattle^[49] and Boeing Commercial Airplanes^[50], a business^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1997^[53], headquartered in Chicago^[54].

FAQs

Where was William Boeing born?

William Boeing was born in Detroit^[2].

Where did William Boeing die?

William Boeing passed away in Puget Sound^[4].

Who were William Boeing's parents?

William Boeing's father was Wilhelm Böing^[11].

What did William Boeing do for work?

William Boeing worked as entrepreneur^[6], businessperson^[7], engineer^[8], and aircraft pilot^[9].

Where did William Boeing go to school?

William Boeing was educated at Yale University^[14], Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science^[15], and Sheffield Scientific School^[16].

What awards did William Boeing receive?

Honors received include Daniel Guggenheim Medal^[17] and National Aviation Hall of Fame^[18].