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William B. Streett

American chemist and university dean1932 to 2024

Wikidata names Gordon Van Wylen and Richard Edwin Sonntag as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata.

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Gordon Van Wylen
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Richard Edwin Sonntag

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataGordon Van Wylenstated by WikidataRichard Edwin Sonntag
2 steps up
stated by WikidataSamuel Collins

Education and career4

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1955 to 1978
United States Army
worked
1978 to 1995
Cornell University
worked
undated
United States Military Academy
studied
undated
University of Michigan
studied

At a glance

known as: chemist, academic administrator, university teacher, military officer
awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1974

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Read on 16 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q94285395,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{William B. Streett: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q94285395},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). William B. Streett: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q94285395