Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
businessman
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:awards |
Telecom Hall of Fame Inductee
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1930-06-06
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gptkbp:children |
3
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1992-01-12
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William E. W. McGowan
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gptkbp:influenced |
telecommunications policy
internet development |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Robert_Kahn
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gptkbp:knownFor |
telecommunications industry innovation
pioneering long-distance telephone service founding_MCI_Communications_Corporation |
gptkbp:legacy |
MCI's_role_in_breaking_AT&T's_monopoly
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gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:MCI_Communications_Corporation
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gptkbp:nationality |
American
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gptkbp:netWorth |
$1 billion
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gptkbp:occupation |
entrepreneur
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gptkbp:philanthropy |
community development
education initiatives arts initiatives healthcare_initiatives |
gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:spouse |
Patricia McGowan
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