William Seward Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs (January 28, 1857 - September 14, 1898) was an American inventor, born in Rochester, New York.
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January 28 - 1857 - September 14 - 1898 - American - Inventor - Rochester, New York
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Initially a bank clerk, he invented a "calculating machine" designed to calculate the area of fur skins. He was a founder of the American Arithmometer Company. He was the grandfather of William S. Burroughs the writer.
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Bank clerk - "calculating machine" - American Arithmometer Company - William S. Burroughs
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He died in Citronelle, Alabama and was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Citronelle, Alabama - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, Missouri
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