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William Henry White
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British warship designer; (1845-1913)
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Sir William Henry White was a British civil engineer born in Plymouth in 1845. He was educated at Trinity College and held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His professional work included contributions to the journal *Popular Science*. White died in London in 1913 and was buried in Putney.
White received several honors, including the John Fritz Medal and fellowships in the Royal Society, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was a member of the Royal Society and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His life and work have been described in the *Nordisk familjebok* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition. He is also recognized in the Royal Society collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Family name
- White
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Plymouth
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Image
- Sir William White (1845-1913) RMG BHC3090.tiff
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- date of birth
- 1845-02-02
- date of death
- 1913-02-27
- member of
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- William White
- Commons category
- William Henry White (1845-1913)
- described at URL
- www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/imotp.1913.17629
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- place of burial
- Putney
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
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