William Seward Burroughs I

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1857-01-28

Place of Birth

Rochester, New York, USA

William Seward Burroughs I

Biography

William Seward Burroughs I was an American inventor and best known for the "calculating machine" ,first patent filed in 1885, designed to ease the monotony of clerical work. He was the gran father of the writer William S. Burroughs (1914-1997).