William Seward Burroughs I

Born

1857-01-28

Died

1898-09-15

Birthplace

Rochester, New York, USA

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).