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Frederic Calland Williams
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English engineer
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Frederic Calland Williams was a British engineer and computer scientist born in Stockport in 1911. He held citizenship in the United Kingdom and was educated at Magdalen College and the Victoria University of Manchester. Williams worked at the University of Manchester, the Department of Computer Science, and the Victoria University of Manchester. He was a member of the Royal Society, which recognizes him in its collection.
Williams died in Manchester in 1977. During his career, he supervised doctoral students including Tom Kilburn and Richard Grimsdale. He received several awards, including the Hughes Medal, the Faraday Medal, the Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and the Fellowship of the Royal Society. He spoke English.
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It sits within the topics 1911 births, 1977 deaths and 20th-century English engineers.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stockport
- Place of death
- Manchester
- Occupation
- computer scientist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- John Scott Award
- Doctoral student
- Richard Grimsdale
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- date of birth
- 1911-06-26
- date of death
- 1977-08-11
- member of
- Royal Society
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