Birth Name: William Knowles
Occupation: Chemist
Place Of Birth: Massachusetts
Date Of Birth: June 1, 1917
Date Of Death: June 13, 2012
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
William Knowles was born on the 1st of June, 1917. He was popular for being a Chemist. An American chemist who the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in asymmetric synthesis.
William Knowles was born in Massachusetts. He attended graduate school at Columbia University after getting his BA in chemistry from Harvard University. He was the first to apply enantioselective metal catalysis to industrial-scale synthesis.
William Knowles was a Gemini and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
William Knowles was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
William Knowles is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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William Knowles was born in the Year of the Serpent.
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| REAL NAME: | William Knowles |
| NICKNAME: | William |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Gemini |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Wednesday |
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Zodiac Sign: William Knowles was a Gemini. People of this zodiac sign like music, books, magazines, chatting, short trips and dislike being alone, repetition and routine. The strengths of this sign are being gentle, affectionate, curious, adaptable, able to learn quickly, while weaknesses can be nervous, inconsistent and indecisive. The greatest overall compatibility with Gemini is Sagittarius and Aquarius.
Chinese Zodiac: William Knowles was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are often seen as humorous and gifted in literature and art. However, the snake can be overly suspicious, which makes them a bit paranoid.
Ruling Planet: William Knowles had a ruling planet of Mercury and has a ruling planet of Mercury and by astrological associations Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. In Astrology, Mercury is the planet that rules our mindset. People who are born with Mercury as the ruling planet have communication skills, intellect and cleverness.
William Knowles’s birth sign is Gemini and he had a ruling planet of Mercury.
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