William Towns

British car designer
Person human Q510624
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William Towns

Summary

William Towns is a human[1]. He was born on +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died in Moreton-in-Marsh[3]. He died on +1993-06-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], designer[6], and car designer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Towns died in Moreton-in-Marsh[3].
  • William Towns was born on +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Towns died on +1993-06-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • William Towns held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • William Towns's professions included engineer[5].
  • William Towns worked as a designer[6].
  • William Towns worked as a car designer[7].
  • Among William Towns's employers was Aston Martin Lagonda[10].
  • Among William Towns's employers was Rootes Group[11].
  • William Towns was employed by Q848620[12].
  • William Towns's image is recorded as Hustler 4 1979.jpg[13].
  • William Towns is recorded as male[14].
  • William Towns's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Towns's Commons category is recorded as William Towns[16].
  • William Towns's industry is recorded as automotive industry[17].
  • The cause of death was cancer[18].
  • William Towns's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwjs7[19].
  • William Towns's family name is recorded as Towns[20].
  • William Towns's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • William Towns's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • William Towns's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • William Towns's Prabook ID is recorded as 1745922[24].

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Origins and Family

William Towns was born on +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[5], designer[6], and car designer[7]. Employers include Aston Martin Lagonda[10], an automobile manufacturer[25], in United Kingdom[26], headquartered in Gaydon[27]; Rootes Group[11], an automobile manufacturer[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1913[30], headquartered in London[31]; and Q848620[12], an automobile manufacturer[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1896[34], headquartered in Coventry[35].

Death and Burial

William Towns died on +1993-06-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Moreton-in-Marsh[3]. The cause of death was cancer[18].

Why It Matters

William Towns ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where did William Towns die?

William Towns passed away in Moreton-in-Marsh[3].

What did William Towns do for work?

William Towns worked as engineer[5], designer[6], and car designer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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