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F. E. McWilliam

F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor and educator (died 1992)

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Born
April 30, 1909
Died
May 13, 1992
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1909

About F. E. McWilliam

Frederick Edward McWilliam, was a Northern Irish surrealist sculptor. He worked chiefly in stone, wood and bronze. In 1964 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Queen's University Belfast. In 1966 he was appointed CBE and in 1971 he won the Oireachtas Gold Medal.

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F. E. McWilliam timeline

  1. In 1964 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Queen's University Belfast.
  2. In 1966 he was appointed CBE and in 1971 he won the Oireachtas Gold Medal.

The world when F. E. McWilliam was born

F. E. McWilliam was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in F. E. McWilliam's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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