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At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.

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William Standish Knowles
Age: 95 †
Born: 1917
Born: June 1
Died: 2012
Died: June 13
Chemist
Taunton
Minnesota
William S. Knowles
Harvard
Inclination
Chemistry
Math
Toward
Strong
Majored

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