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Categories: American physicists, 2021 deaths, University of Houston–Clear Lake faculty, American astronauts, People from Faison, North Carolina
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William E. Thornton  William Edgar Thornton
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William Edgar Thornton was an American NASA astronaut. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from University of North Carolina and a doctorate in medicine, also from UNC. Wikipedia
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William Edgar Thornton was an American NASA astronaut. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from University of North Carolina and a doctorate in medicine, also from UNC. Wikipedia
American astronaut Wikipedia Disambiguation
IS A
homo
PART OF
NASA Astronaut Group 6
ASTRONAUT MISSION
STS-8
STS-51-B
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
United States
EDUCATED AT
University of North Carolina
EMPLOYER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
University of Houston
FAMILY NAME
Thornton
GIVEN NAME
William
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
English
MILITARY BRANCH
United States Air Force
NATIVE LANGUAGE
English
OCCUPATION
astronaut
doctor
military officer
professeur des universités
PLACE OF BIRTH
Faison
PLACE OF DEATH
Boerne
SEX OR GENDER
male
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William E. Thornton
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William E. Thornton
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William Edgar Thornton

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